- burden of persuasion
- The burden of convincing the jury or the court as the trier of the issue or issues of fact; the ultimate burden of proof. See burden of proof.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
burden of persuasion
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burden of persuasion — burden of per·sua·sion / pər swā zhən/: 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… … Law dictionary
burden of persuasion — noun The duty upon a party in a legal proceeding to persuade the fact finder to decide for that party on an assertion of fact; part of the burden of proof, sometimes loosely used as synonym for that term … Wiktionary
persuasion burden — | risk of non persuasion =>> burden of persuasion Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
burden of proof — bur·den 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… … Law dictionary
burden — bur·den n 1: something that is a duty, obligation, or responsibility the prosecution has the burden of proving every element of the offense the statute imposes undue burden s burden of pleading the necessary elements 2 … Law dictionary
burden — Capacity for carrying cargo. Something that is carried. Something oppressive or worrisome. A burden, as on interstate commerce, means anything that imposes either a restrictive or onerous load upon such commerce @ burden of going forward The onus … Black's law dictionary
burden — Capacity for carrying cargo. Something that is carried. Something oppressive or worrisome. A burden, as on interstate commerce, means anything that imposes either a restrictive or onerous load upon such commerce @ burden of going forward The onus … Black's law dictionary
burden of proof — noun 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 … Wiktionary
Legal burden of proof — This article is about the burden of proof in law. For other uses, see Burden of proof (disambiguation). The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi) is the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one s own… … Wikipedia
risk of non-persuasion — persuasion burden | risk of non persuasion =>> burden of persuasion Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
