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*3a : the bearing of a load —usually used in the phrase beast of burden
*3a : the bearing of a load —usually used in the phrase beast of burden
:b : [[capacity]] for carrying cargo <a ship of a hundred tons burden>
:b : [[capacity]] for carrying cargo <a ship of a hundred tons burden>
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Burdens''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Burden '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
The '''burden''' of [[proof]] ([[Latin]]: ''onus probandi'') is the [[obligation]] to shift the accepted conclusion away from an [[oppositional]] [[opinion]] to one's own position.
The '''burden''' of [[proof]] ([[Latin]]: ''onus probandi'') is the [[obligation]] to shift the accepted conclusion away from an [[oppositional]] [[opinion]] to one's own position.
