How to Use burden of proof in a Sentence

burden of proof

noun phrase

• The green card process is long and drawn out, and the burden of proof is on the couple.
  — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
• And that is fatal to the claims in this case, for which the plaintiffs, not Google, bear the burden of proof.
  — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
• That is a burden of proof that no doubt warms the cockles of Adam Schiff’s heart.
  — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 30 Oct. 2019
• The burden of proof in this case will be on Landan, Haden said.
  — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2017
• The burden of proof is on the state of Washington, not on the defense.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2019
• The burden of proof is on the government, not on the defense.
  — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• As our readers know, the burden of proof is on the speaker.
  — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 6 June 2018
• The judge then decides the state has met its burden of proof and the chef is charged with murder.
  — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
• The judge ruled the burden of proof had not been met for this assertion.
  — Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
• The new deal shifts the burden of proof regarding such harm.
  — The Economist, 12 Dec. 2019
• The burden of proof shifts to the defense, which must show that at the time of the killing, Schmidt was legally insane.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019
• The judge decides the state has met its burden of proof and will proceed with charges against Lisa.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
• The patient must take on the burden of proof to show that is necessary.
  — Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
• The change would shift the burden of proof on whether a cancer was job related.
  — Mike Hendricks, kansascity, 20 Dec. 2017
• The judge told the courtroom that the prosecution had failed to meet its burden of proof.
  — Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• The presumption of innocence and the burden of proof are not just words.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 17 June 2023
• Under due process, the accuser has the burden of proof.
  — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2018
• Adultery was the one grounds for a legal split in those days, and the burden of proof was on the spouse seeking an exit.
  — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
• Russell ruled Hudson had not met the burden of proof for a peace order.
  — Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2019
• With claims as fantastic as these, isn’t the burden of proof on Grusch?
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 31 July 2023
• Shaw concurred that the plaintiff, who had the burden of proof, had failed to show that Baker didn't live in the home before the deadline.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2018
• Translation: The burden of proof is on the one who declares, not on one who denies.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 7 Nov. 2019
• The burden of proof is different in the civil suits, Houlé explained.
  — Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY, 25 May 2018
• In a criminal case, the government has a burden of proof.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• The burden of proof is on the landlord; violating this law could mean paying the tenant up to twice the amount of the deposit.
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• Number two: The burden of proof is on me and on my company and my partnerships to prove it.
  — Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
• As always, the burden of proof rests with the speaker, so the president once again earns Four Pinocchios.
  — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2018
• Moreover, the law has shifted the burden of proof onto the victim, experts told CNN.
  — Samra Zulfaqar, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
• Some have elevated the standard for burden of proof that law enforcement has to have to seize property.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
• The burden of proof, however, lies with Musk—and demonstrating that OpenAI had planned to defraud him at the time of its founding will be challenging in the absence of clear evidence.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024