presumption
51presumption of regularity — The presumption, subject to rebuttal, that a public officer has performed his duty, acting in a regular and lawful manner. The rebuttable presumption that regulations, decisions, or orders of an administrative agency acting within the limits of… …
52presumption of survivorship — The presumption that a person shown to be alive at a given time remains alive until the contrary is shown by some sufficient proof, or, in the absence of such proof, until a different presumption arises. 22 Am J2d Dth § 294. As to survivorship as …
53presumption of innocence — a rebuttable presumption in favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving him guilty beyond reasonable doubt * * * Law. the rebuttable presumption of the innocence of the defendant in a criminal… …
54presumption of survivorship — the legal presumption in the absence of direct evidence that of two or more persons dying in a common disaster (as a shipwreck) one survived the others because known to be younger, stronger, or otherwise more likely to survive * * * Law. a… …
55presumption of fact — Law. a presumption based on experience or knowledge of the relationship between a known fact and a fact inferred from it. [1875 80] * * * …
56presumption of innocence — Law. the rebuttable presumption of the innocence of the defendant in a criminal action in Anglo Saxon jurisprudence, placing upon the prosecution the burden of proof of the defendant s guilt. * * * …
57presumption of law — Law. a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case. [1590 1600] * * * …
58presumption of survivorship — Law. a presumption that one of two or more related persons was the last to die in a common disaster, made so that the estates may be settled and the final heirs determined. * * * …
59presumption of coition — The presumption that married persons have co habited. Whitney v Whitney, 169 Cal App 2d 209, 337 P2d 313 …
60presumption of guilt — An anomalous expression except as it be understood to mean something which authorizes but does not require conviction. 13 Am J2d Burgl § 54. See presumption of innocence …
