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| − | A burden of proof, in the law of evidence, is the necessity or duty of affirmatively proving a fact or facts in dispute on an issue raised between the parties in a lawsuit. The responsibility of proving a point (the burden of proof). It deals with which side must establish a point or points. (See [[standard of proof]].) [[category:legal terms]] | + | A '''burden of proof''', in the law of evidence, is the necessity or duty of affirmatively proving a fact or facts in dispute on an issue raised between the parties in a lawsuit. The responsibility of proving a point (the burden of proof). It deals with which side must establish a point or points. (See [[standard of proof]].) [[category:legal terms]] |
Revision as of 01:18, March 11, 2008
A burden of proof, in the law of evidence, is the necessity or duty of affirmatively proving a fact or facts in dispute on an issue raised between the parties in a lawsuit. The responsibility of proving a point (the burden of proof). It deals with which side must establish a point or points. (See standard of proof.)