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burden of proof
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burden of proof,
n in criminal cases, the task of the prosecuting officers to demonstrate the
actus reus and
mens rea of the crime; in litigation, to lay out the facts of the case. See also actus reus and mens rea.
burden of proof,
n in a legal proceeding, the duty to prove a fact or facts in dispute.


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The bill, which would have raised the burdens of proof for alleged fraud by shareholders, was modified and passed despite a veto by former President Bill Clinton.
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[3] The Civil Rights Act of 1991 established burdens of proof and other procedural requirements in litigating a Title VII action.
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Sanders Sauls also seemed to conflate the "protest" and "contest" phases of disputing an election in Florida (and the differing burdens of proof required in each phase).
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