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shifting the burden of proof

shifting the burden of proof definition - legal

n

Removing the burden of proof from one party, which has presented a prima facie case, and shifting it to the other side to rebut that case. See also burden and burden of proof.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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