onus probandi
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Thus he lodges the onus probandi with those who impugn the received accounts; but Mr. Grote and Sir George Lewis throw it upon those who defend them.
From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry
"The onus probandi would lie with them," said Mr. Prendergast.
From Castle Richmond by Trollope, Anthony
The meaning is, that the onus probandi is thrown upon the person who maintains the distinction, Aristotle has a prima facie case.
From Ethics by Aristotle
I say, on the supporters of Home Rule rests the onus probandi; they are the people who should show cause, let them prove their case in its favour.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John
On the contrary, we throw the full onus probandi on the side of the conclusion, and we refuse to assent to it at all, until we can assent to it altogether.
From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry
