onus

1. (countable, uncountable)A legal obligation.

   The onus is on the landlord to make sure the walls are protected from mildew.

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   правовое обязательствоpravovoje objazatelʹstvo, обязательствоobjazatelʹstvo

2. (countable, uncountable)Burden of proof, onus probandi.

   Beweislast, Onus

   бремя доказательстваbremja dokazatelʹstva

3. (countable, uncountable)Stigma.

4. (countable, uncountable)Blame.

   He'll always bear the onus of having caused the accident.

5. (countable, uncountable)Responsibility; burden.

   The onus is on those who disagree with my proposal to explain why.

   The onus is on you to make the first move.

1. That put the onus back on us.

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2. The onus should fall on platforms.

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3. The onus is on all of them.

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4. The onus is on the teacher to make sure the student is actually learning something.

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5. The onus is on the prosecution team to prove that Yanni killed his wife.

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