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put to strict proof

phrase

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

To require the opposing party to prove an allegation strictly rather than admitting or denying it.

The Defendant does not admit the alleged loss and puts the Claimant to strict proof thereof.

Topic: Legal register & letters in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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