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onus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Onus \O"nus\, n. [L.] A burden; an obligation. {Onus probandi}[L.], obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing the burden of proof. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: onus n : an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: {burden}, {load}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance}]
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