devil's proof

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A legal requirement to achieve an impossible proof. Remedies are reversing the burden of proof, or giving additional rights to the individual faced with this requirement.

Word forms

devil's proof devil's proofs

Etymology

Latin probatio diabolica

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