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What is a burden of proof?

What is a burden of proof? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (law) The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi
  2. (epistemology) The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position.
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It also made clear that the burden of proof would be put on the concerned governments.
This new emphasis must push further the burden of proof from the prosecution to the defence.
It may well be that the ultimate objection is that such a pleading places a burden of proof on the claimant to prove his innocence.
He also says that the burden of proof in Ireland for a successful prosecution is far higher than in other countries.
The presumption of innocence is in effect being overturned here, placing the burden of proof on the accused.
Many police trawls did not turn up sufficient evidence to satisfy the burden of proof.

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