onus probandi

(ˈəʊnəs prəʊˈbændɪ)

(Law) law the Latin phrase for burden of proof

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As for Salvacion's claim that the court turned a blind eye towards her defense, the Sandiganbayan ruled that the "prosecution cannot be allowed to draw strength from the weakness of the defense's evidence for it has the onus probandi in establishing the guilt of the accused."

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