The burden of proof is the duty of a party in a trial to substantiate an allegation or issue to avoid dismissal or convince the court of the truth of a claim, essential in both civil and criminal lawsuits.
Latin for 'the thing speaks for itself,' Res Ipsa Loquitur is a rule of evidence in tort law that allows for the presumption of negligence on the part of the defendant derived directly from the very nature of the accident.
