burden of proof
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burden of proof
The legal obligation in a court proceeding to prove the facts on which one relies to support one's claim or defense.
Im Strafrecht liegt die Beweislast grundsätzlich bei der Staatsanwaltschaft, die dem Angeklagten die Schuld nachweisen muss.
In criminal law, the burden of proof generally lies with the prosecution, which must prove the defendant's guilt.
The word is made up of 'der Beweis' (proof/evidence) and 'die Last' (burden). So it literally means the 'burden of proving something' or the 'proof burden'.
Die Beweislast für den Schaden liegt beim Kläger.
The burden of proof for the damage lies with the plaintiff.
A very common construction is 'die Beweislast liegt bei' (the burden of proof lies with), followed by a person or institution in the dative. This expresses who has responsibility for the proof.
In diesem Fall liegt die Beweislast beim Verkäufer.
In this case, the burden of proof lies with the seller.
'Beweislast' (burden of proof) is a term from legal language. It is rarely used in everyday speech unless people are talking about legal topics.
Der Anwalt erklärte seinem Mandanten das Prinzip der Beweislast.
The lawyer explained the principle of the burden of proof to his client.
Common verbs used with 'Beweislast' (burden of proof) are 'tragen' (to bear), 'haben' (to have), and 'umkehren' (to reverse). 'Die Umkehr der Beweislast' (the reversal of the burden of proof) is a fixed legal term.
Der Angeklagte muss die Beweislast nicht tragen.
The defendant does not have to bear the burden of proof.
