Question

onus Now that Congress has passed the bill, the onus is on the President to live up to his promise and sign it into law. ˈoʊnəs

Accepted Answer

A disagreeable necessity or obligation; responsibility. In Latin onus means literally a “burden,” like a particularly heavy backpack. But in English an onus is more often a burden of responsibility or blame. In legal language, the onus probandi is the “burden of proof,” meaning the big job of assembling enough evidence to prove a person's guilt, since the accused is innocent until proved guilty

word	onus
definition	A disagreeable necessity or obligation; responsibility.
eg_sentence	Now that Congress has passed the bill, the onus is on the President to live up to his promise and sign it into law.
explanation	In Latin onus means literally a “burden,” like a particularly heavy backpack. But in English an onus is more often a burden of responsibility or blame. In legal language, the onus probandi is the “burden of proof,” meaning the big job of assembling enough evidence to prove a person's guilt, since the accused is innocent until proved guilty
IPA	ˈoʊnəs

Onus Disagreeable Necessity Obligation Responsibility Congress Passed Bill