burden

the burden of the story

the burden of mental illness.

burden a horse with a load

the burden of his views.

the burden of a guilty conscience;

the burden of establishing that the cost was unreasonable.

it's a huge burden off my shoulders.

it places the probative burden on the defendant.

an awful burden; an awful risk.

He could not carry the burden alone.

The burden of organizing the campaign fell to me.

The burden fell on the eldest son.

The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone.

an epidemic considered to be a visitation. See also Synonyms at burden 1

The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.

they were not yet burdened with adult responsibility.

the Home Secretary sought to justify placing the burden of disproof on defendants.