onus

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) A legal obligation.
2. (countable, uncountable) Burden of proof, onus probandi.
3. (countable, uncountable) Stigma.
4. (countable, uncountable) Blame.
5. (countable, uncountable) Responsibility; burden.

Concepts

responsabilité

charge

fardeau

obligation

devoir

Synonymes

burden

encumbrance

duty

load

obligation

responsibility

liability

incumbrance

shipment

task

travail

vice

overweight

accountability

weight

cargo

charge

commitment

freight

heft

jag

lading

Traductions

βάρος

last

obbligo

yük

onere

plicht

Pflicht

carga

peso

bewijslast

ευθύνη

Last

Beweislast

peso

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈəʊnəs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os
Proto-Italic *onos
Latin onuslbor.
English onus
Learned borrowing from Latin onus (literally “burden”).