Obligation on a party in a dispute to provide sufficient warrant for their position
This article is about burden of proof as a philosophical concept. For other uses, see
Burden of proof.
The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi, shortened from Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat – the burden of proof lies with the one who speaks, not the one who denies) is the obligation on a party in a dispute to provide sufficient warrant for its position.
