Onus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity; a burden or obligation.
  • n. A stigma.
  • n. Blame.
  • n. The burden of proof: The onus was on the defense attorney.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A legal obligation.
  • n. Burden of proof, onus probandi
  • n. Stigma.
  • n. Blame.
  • n. Responsibility; burden.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A burden; an obligation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A burden: often used for onus probandi, ‘onus of proof.’
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an onerous or difficult concern
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    headache    vexation    concern    worry   
    Cross Reference
    onus probandi   
    Hyponym
    pill    fardel    imposition    dead weight   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    burden    obligation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cronus    Jonas    bonus    colonus    conus    keratoconus    slowness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unusquisque    nequeam    supra    videtur    victum    judex    commoveri    suum    oderit    sculdahis   
     
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