Onus

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Onus

  • [ˈoːnʊs]

Rhymes with oːnʊs

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Entlehnung aus dem Lateinischen vom Substantiv onus ^(→ la) in gleicher Bedeutung

noun Onus · Onera

  1. outdated, Rechtssprache Last, Bürde, Auflage, Verbindlichkeit Da muß sie nothwendig die onera, welche bereits auf solchem Grundstücke haften, mit übernehmen.

In English

  • onus burden of proof

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"Onus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/onus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Onus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/onus

Chicago

"Onus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/onus.

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@misc{onus_2026,
  title = {Onus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/onus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}