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The issue with many state initiatives to help with homelessness is that the burden of proof to show aid is needed is onerous.
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The burden of proof is on the victims to show there is a potential for retaliation, however.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
From the pilot’s opening sequence, Rusty has waxed poetic about a prosecutor’s responsibilities to the burden of proof, an ethos that is complemented by Raymond’s no-BS attitude.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 June 2024
Among the legislative changes was raising the government’s burden of proof from probable cause to a preponderance of the evidence, requiring public reporting of forfeiture data and adjusting the monetary thresholds for forfeiture.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The burden of proof is on the victims to show there is a potential for retaliation, however.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
From the pilot’s opening sequence, Rusty has waxed poetic about a prosecutor’s responsibilities to the burden of proof, an ethos that is complemented by Raymond’s no-BS attitude.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 June 2024
Among the legislative changes was raising the government’s burden of proof from probable cause to a preponderance of the evidence, requiring public reporting of forfeiture data and adjusting the monetary thresholds for forfeiture.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Burden of proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burden%20of%20proof. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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burden 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 to show his incompetency—W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.
compare standard of proof
W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.Note: The legal concept of the burden of proof encompasses both the burdens of production and persuasion. Burden of proof is often used to refer to one or the other. Burden of proof and burden of persuasion are also sometimes used to refer to the standard of proof.
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