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burden of proof
(redirected from Evidentiary burden)

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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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Prosecutors said on Tuesday the judges who rejected the charges were wrong in applying "an evidentiary burden that is inappropriate for this procedural stage".
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