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Antonyms for onus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-nuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ nəs

Definition of onus

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin onus "load, burden," figuratively "tax, expense; trouble, difficulty," from PIE *en-es- "burden" (cf. Sanskrit anah "cart, wagon"). Hence legal Latin onus probandi (1722), literally "burden of proving."
  • noun burden
Example sentences :
  • It threw upon the Senate the onus of repairing the defects of the bill.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
  • Any tyro in the logics will tell thee that the onus of proving lies with the accuser.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • At all events the onus of proof rests with those who assert it is imponderable.
  • Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper
  • Let it be understood by such as are aware of what has been, that I bear the onus of the rupture.
  • Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The onus of speech seemed to rest with him, and he accepted it.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow House » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Males, as males, could not escape the onus of Mr. Hamilton Dix.
  • Extract from : « Gray youth » by Oliver Onions
  • The onus of proving his honesty will rest with the man who holds the ticket.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Curses of London » by James Greenwood
  • Sometimes the onus of proof rests on one of the two sets of relations.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 » by E. Rameur
  • On the one hand, he had to accept the onus of recommending his chief officer for a command.
  • Extract from : « Command » by William McFee
  • It was clear that the onus of further speech was to rest with him.
  • Extract from : « The Moving Finger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Synonyms for onus

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