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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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Shifting+the+Burden+of+Proof|title=Shifting the Burden of Proof|work=TheFreeDictionary.com|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref> 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. |
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Shifting+the+Burden+of+Proof|title=Shifting the Burden of Proof|work=TheFreeDictionary.com|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref> 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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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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- ^ "Shifting the Burden of Proof". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
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