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Negative

contrary is proved. Where the presumption of law is in favour of a defendant, then the plaintiff must disprove the defence, though he may have to prove a negative. In summary proceedings any exception, etc., may be

Not proved

Not proved, a fact is said not to be proved when it is neither proved nor disproved, (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 3) --there is difference between 'not proved' and 'false'. Merely not able to prove

Relevant

as meaning supporting the contention of a party to a suit. Logically connected and tending to prove or disprove a matter in issue having appreciable probative value -- That is, rationally tending to persuade people of probability

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Presumption of fact

existence of one fact from the existence of some other facts, unless the truth of such inference is disproved. Presumption of fact is a rule in law of evidence that a fact otherwise doubtful may be inferred

Presumption of fact and presumption in of law

bound to presume the fact as proved until evidence is given by the party interested to rebut or disprove it, Syad Akbar v. State of Karnataka, AIR 1979 SC 1848: (1980) 1 SCC 30: (1980) 1 SCR

Rebutting evidence

Rebutting evidence, that which is given by one party in a cause to explain, repel, counteract, or disprove evidence produced by the other party.

Reductio ad absurdum

Reductio ad absurdum, the method of disproving an argument by showing that it leads to an absurd consequence.

Disrationare, or dirationare

Disrationare, or dirationare, to justify; to clear one's self of a fault; to traverse an indictment, to disprove, Encyc. Londin.

Evidence

of allegations in issue between parties. Something (including testimony, documents and tangible objects) that tends to prove or disprove the existence of an alleged fact, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 575. The leading rules of evidence

militate against

To argue against to cast doubt on used in reference to facts which tend to disprove a hypothesis as the absence of a correlation of budget deficits with inflation militates against any causal relation

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