Legal Term
Burden of Proof
The obligation to prove what is alleged. In criminal cases, the prosecution has the burden of proving the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Source Information
Source
🏛️ Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia (CC BY 4.0)
Category
General
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