Question of the Day #1002

Onus on parliament to pay for elections

From the headline of this article at the Tribune.com.pk.

  上記の文で、onusの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "onus" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

負担、重荷、義務、責任◆【複】onuses

   

Answer

According to :

1.              
                
   1. BURDEN
                
   2. a disagreeable necessity : OBLIGATION
                
   3. BLAME
                
   4. STIGMA
                
2. [New Latin onus (probandi), literally, burden of proving] : BURDEN OF PROOF

 

Examples

• If you ordered something, then the onus is on you to pay for it.
• That puts the onus back on them. - Times, Sunday Times (2014)
• But this places the onus on investors to assess the underlying health of a with-profits fund. - Times, Sunday Times (2007)
• The Senate can vote first on the measure, which would put the onus on House Republicans to bring it up for a vote or allow for a shutdown. —Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023
• The onus will be on Bank of America to send payments to anyone who is eligible. —Matt Egan, CNN, 11 July 2023

   

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