“burden of”

The following 5 entries include the term burden of.

burden of coming forward with the evidence

burden of going forward with the evidence

burden of persuasion

: the responsibility of persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) that the existence of a fact or element (as of an offense or affirmative defense) is more probable than not compare standard of proof

burden of production

: the responsibility of the party that is presenting an issue or fact to produce evidence sufficient to support a favorable finding on that issue or fact

burden of proof

: the responsibility of producing sufficient evidence in support of a fact or issue and favorably persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) regarding that fact or issue compare standard of proof


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