Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Persuasion
The act of influencing or attempting to influence others by reasoned argument; the act of persuading.
burden of persuasion
A party's duty to convince the fact-finder to view the facts in a way that favors that party. ( In civil cases, the plaintiff's burden is usu. "by a preponderance of the evidence," while in criminal cases the prosecution's burden is "beyond a reasonable doubt." - Also termed persuasion burden; risk of nonpersuasion; risk of jur7- doubt --- Also loosely termed burden of proof burden of pleading. See i3t iuDe;N ()r ;1 -ec,a. TION.
persuasion burden
See BURDEN OF PERSUASION.
risk of nonpersuasion
See BURDEN OF PERSUASION.
unfair persuasion. Contracts
A type of undue influence in which a stronger party achieves a result by means that seriously impair the weaker party's free and competent exercise of judgment. ( Unfair persuasion is a lesser form of undue influence than duress and misrepresentation. The two primary factors to be considered are the unavailability of independent advice and the susceptibility of the person persuaded. See UNDUE INFLUENCE (1).