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  • 1adduce — adduce, advance, allege, cite may be used interchangeably in the meaning to bring forward by way of explanation, proof, illustration, or demonstration; however, they usually are clearly distinguishable in their implications and in their idiomatic …

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  • 2adduce — [ə do͞os′, ədyo͞os′] vt. adduced, adducing [L adducere, to lead or bring to < ad , to + ducere: see DUCT] to give as a reason or proof; cite as an example adducer n. adducible adj. adduceable …

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  • 3adduce — UK [əˈdjuːs] / US [əˈdus] verb [transitive] Word forms adduce : present tense I/you/we/they adduce he/she/it adduces present participle adducing past tense adduced past participle adduced formal to give a particular fact as proof that something… …

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  • 4adduce — transitive verb (adduced; adducing) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin adducere, literally, to lead to, from ad + ducere to lead more at tow Date: 15th century to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis • adducer noun …

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  • 5adduce — ad|duce [ ə dus ] verb transitive FORMAL to give a particular fact as proof that something is true …

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  • 6adduce — ad·duce || É™ djuːs v. offer as an example, bring forward in argument, offer as proof, cite as evidence …

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  • 7adduce — v.tr. cite as an instance or as proof or evidence. Derivatives: adducible adj. Etymology: L adducere adduct (as AD , ducere lead) …

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  • 8Legal burden of proof — This article is about the burden of proof in law. For other uses, see Burden of proof (disambiguation). The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi) is the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one s own… …

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  • 9burden of proof — noun Law 1. the legal obligation on a party who asserts a matter to adduce sufficient supporting evidence to satisfy the required standard of proof. In criminal trials, this burden rests on the prosecution (the legal burden or persuasive burden) …

  • 10afford proof of — index bear (adduce) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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