D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Onus

/ōn'-əs/ · O·nus · IPA /ˈoʊnəs/
01 n. A burden; an obligation.
  1. 1.
    A burden; an obligation.
Phrases & compounds
Onus probandi — the obligation to furnish evidence to prove an assertion; the burden of proof.