Shifting burden of persuasion

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The shifting burden of persuasion is the process of transferring the obligation to prove a fact in an issue raised during a lawsuit from one party to the other party.[1] When the party initially bearing the burden of proof has presented sufficient evidence to support its claim then it becomes the responsibility of the other party to issue a rebuttal that provides defensive evidence.

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  1. ^ "Shifting the Burden of Proof". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-09-11.


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