presumption
31presumption of law — see presumption Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
32presumption of survivorship — see presumption Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
33presumption, rebuttable — n. A presumption that can be overturned by contrary evidence, but that becomes conclusive if contrary evidence is not presented. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
34presumption of legitimacy — n. The assumption that a child born to a married woman is the offspring of her legal husband. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
35presumption of fact — presumption relating to the proof of fundamental facts …
36Presumption of innocence — The of innocencendash being innocent until proven guiltyndash is a legal right that the accused in criminal trials has in many modern nations. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which has to collect and present enough compelling… …
37presumption of law — a presumption (as of innocence) founded on a rule or policy of the law regardless of what the actual fact may be compare irrebuttable presumption, rebuttable presumption * * * Law. a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and… …
38presumption of law — An assumption made by the law itself, compelling the court to a resulting conclusion, which may or may not have a logical or reasonable foundation in basic fact. 29 Am J2d Ev § 163. A presumption which derives its force from the law of the… …
39Presumption of constitutionality — A presumption of constitutionality shifts the burden of proof from the government to the citizen, requiring them to prove that a statute is unconstitutional. This presumption has ancient roots. For example, Alexander Hamilton explained in 1788… …
40Presumption of regularity — The presumption of regularity[1] is a presumption that forms part of the law of evidence of England and Wales. It is expressed by the maxim of law[2] omnia praesumuntur rite et solemniter essa acta donec probetur in contrarium ,[3] which may be… …
