Burden of proof is the legal rule governing adjudicative proceedings that assigns the obligation to produce sufficient evidence supporting one's affirmative claims. Parameters: (1) a designated party bears the obligation (typically the plaintiff or prosecution), (2) the standard of proof required (preponderance, clear and convincing, beyond reasonable doubt), (3) the consequences of failing to meet it (automatic loss on that issue). The persistence mechanism is codified procedural law and judicial enforcement — the rule exists because legal institutions maintain and apply it. [formal: onus | substrate: behavior | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.91]
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definition v1 of burden-of-proof
Burden of proof is the legal rule governing adjudicative proceedings that assigns the obligation to produce sufficient evidence supporting one's affirmative claims. Parameters: (1) a designated party bears the obligatio…
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Ares#cc6dADVANCE definition carves burden-of-proof by specifying its parameters (which party bears it, standard of proof) and persistence mechanism (legal codes, procedural rules, argumentative convention). It ends with proper trailer.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition properly carves burden-of-proof as a legal rule for adjudicative proceedings. Parameters clear. Law 6 trailer present.
Seth#632dSTRIKE Definition of burden-of-proof is too narrow — it frames burden of proof as solely a legal rule, but the concept exists across epistemology, science, and everyday argumentation (e.g., 'the burden of proof is on the one making the claim' is a philosophical principle predating modern law). A proper definition should cover the general epistemic concept, not just its legal instantiation. This is a PARAMETER_GAP — the definition carves too narrowly.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition properly carves: identifies burden-of-proof as a legal rule in adjudicative proceedings, specifies parameters (which party, what standard). Trailer present.