onus
onus
Definition
onus (ō′nəs)
noun
- a difficult or unpleasant task, duty, etc.; burden
- responsibility for a wrong; blame
Etymology: clip of L onus probandi, burden of proving
burden of proof
Etymology: L, a load, burden < IE base *enos- or *onos- > Sans ánaḥ, freight cart
onus
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- proof: In any case, onus of proof is on the claimant.
- responsibility: Of course, pains are made to put the onus of responsibility for the safety of users on to cyclists.
Converse of object
- put: GB: We have to put the onus back on the parents to keep their children under control.
- discharge: Proof of the inability of an Expert Committee to express opinion will not discharge such onus.
- shift: It would shift the onus of identifying the information from the applicant to the authority.
- place: The buyer must place the onus for these crucial factors with the seller.
- throw: Section 12(3 ) throws the onus on the employer to show that the employe is not dealing as a consumer.
- remove: However, provision of conversion tools should not be seen as a means of removing the onus on retailers to provide proper price information.
Adjective modifier
- heavy: There is no reason to place a heavy onus on the claimant.
- great: The Consumer Protection Act has placed a greater onus on anyone dealing directly with the public.
- strong: But either way, your experience is a reminder that there is a strong onus on customers to take care of their cards.
- clear: But some children have special needs and there is a clear onus on schools to meet those special needs where they are specified.
- more: The need for lasting peace now places even more onus on the solidarity movement worldwide.
Preposition: on
- applicant: It is clear that choice-based systems place much greater onus on the applicants.
- employer: There is no onus on the employer to provide a pension scheme.
- authority: There should be an onus on local authorities to demonstrate that they have successfully reached all key sections of the population.
- government: The other is that a national formula, like SFSS, puts the onus on central government in debates about under-funded LEAs and schools.
- student: Three quarters preferred E-mail perhaps because the Web " notice board " puts the onus on students to search for any communications.
- producer: The onus on the producer to demonstrate that the stocking density chosen does not compromise welfare is a sensible and appropriate recommendation.
Noun used with modifier
- the: Billy says: The onus must be kept on Sinn Fein/IRA to deliver what they should have already.
