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挙証責任 (きょしょうせきにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

挙きょ証しょう責せき任にん

きょ

しょ

う

せ

き

に

ん

Meanings

1

burden of proof

Legal term for the obligation to prove one's assertion in court.

民みん事じ訴そ訟しょうでは、原

げん

告こく

に

挙きょ

証しょう

責せき

任にん

が

ある

。

In civil litigation, the plaintiff bears the burden of proof.

Kanji

挙raise, plan, project
証evidence, proof, certificate
責blame, condemn, censure
任responsibility, duty, term

Related words

立りっ証しょう責せき任にん
Often used interchangeably with 挙証責任, but 立証責任 can emphasize the act of proving a fact, while 挙証責任 is more strictly the legal burden.

Built from

挙きょ証しょう+責せき任にん

Etymology

Compound of 挙証 (proof, presenting evidence) and 責任 (responsibility). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern legal expression.