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The burden of proof is lower in municipal court.
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Determining male from female dinosaurs based on bones requires a high burden of proof, something that has historically been difficult, said Steve Brusatte, a professor of paleontology and evolution at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, who did not participate in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Karr and DeAngelo were hesitant to label the killings as genocide due to the high burden of proof regarding intentionality needed to reach the designation, and the lack of information coming from El Fasher.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
As the trial shifts into the sanity phase, the burden of proof moves from the prosecution to the defense.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Determining male from female dinosaurs based on bones requires a high burden of proof, something that has historically been difficult, said Steve Brusatte, a professor of paleontology and evolution at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, who did not participate in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Karr and DeAngelo were hesitant to label the killings as genocide due to the high burden of proof regarding intentionality needed to reach the designation, and the lack of information coming from El Fasher.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
As the trial shifts into the sanity phase, the burden of proof moves from the prosecution to the defense.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Burden of proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burden%20of%20proof. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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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
the burden of proof is sometimes upon the defendant to show his incompetency—W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.
compare standard of proof
W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.Note: The legal concept of the burden of proof encompasses both the burdens of production and persuasion. Burden of proof is often used to refer to one or the other. Burden of proof and burden of persuasion are also sometimes used to refer to the standard of proof.
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