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inference 1 : the act or process of inferring ;specif : the act of passing from one proposition, statement, or judgment considered as true to another whose truth is believed to follow logically from that of the former 2 : something inferred ;esp : a proposition arrived at by inference see also permissive presumption at presumption 3 : the premises and conclusions of a process of inferring ...
infer
infer in·ferred in·fer·ring vt : to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises [could acceptance of the offer from the offeree's response] vi : to draw inferences in·fer·able also in·fer·ri·ble [in-fər-ə-bəl] adj ...
permissive inference
permissive inference : permissive presumption at presumption ...
Inference
Inference, means (1) A conclusion reached by considering other facts and deducing a logical consequence from them. (2) The process by which such a conclusion is reached; the process of thought by which one moves from evidence to proof, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 781...
Inferable
Capable of being inferred or deduced from premises...
Presumption
Presumption, a supposition, opinion, or belief pre-viously formed, Wood's Inst. 599.Presumptions have been said to be either: (1) juris et de jure (irrebuttable); or (2) juris (rebuttable); or (3) hominis vel judicis (rebuttable, of fact). (1) The presumption juris et de jure is that where law or custom establishes the truth of any point, on a presumption that cannot be overcome by contrary evidence; thus, that a child under seven is incapable of committing a felony (2) The pr'sumptio juris is a presumption established in law till the contrary be proved, as the property of goods is presumed to be in the possessor; every presumption of this kind must necessarily yield to contrary proof (3) The pr'sumptio hominis vel judicis is the conviction arising from the circumstances of any particular case. See Best on Evidence.There is a distinction between the 'presumption' under s. 114 of the Evidence Act and a 'statutory presumption' provided under the Bombay Prohibition Act. Under a statutory ...
presumption
presumption : an inference as to the existence of a fact not certainly known that the law requires to be drawn from the known or proven existence of some other fact conclusive presumption : a presumption that the law does not allow to be rebutted called also irrebuttable presumption compare rebuttable presumption in this entry mandatory presumption : a presumption that a jury is required by law to make upon proof of a given fact compare permissive presumption in this entry permissive presumption : an inference or presumption that a jury is allowed but not required to make from a given set of facts called also permissive inference compare mandatory presumption in this entry presumption of fact : a presumption founded on a previous experience or on general knowledge of a connection between a known fact and one inferred from it presumption of innocence : a rebuttable presumption in the favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving g...
Confession
Confession, a statement in order to amount to a 'confession' must either admit in terms the offence, or at any rate substantially all the facts which constitute the offence. An admission of an incriminating fact, howsoever grave, is not byitself a confession. A statement which contains an exculpatory assertion of some fact, which if true, would negative the offence alleged cannot amount to a confession, Veera Ibrahim v. State of Maharashtra, (1976) 2 SCC 302: AIR 1976 SC 1167 (1171): (1967) 3 SCR 672. [Evidence Act (1 of 1987), s. 24]'Confession' in common acceptation means and implies acknowledgment of guilt--its evidentiary value and its acceptability however shall have to be assessed by the Court having due regard to the credibility of the witnesses. In the event, however, the Court is otherwise in a position having due regard to the attending circumstances believes the witness before whom the confession is made and is otherwise satisfied that the confession is in fact voluntary and...
Implication
Implication, a necessary or presumable inference, not directly declared, arising out of acts or words in evidence (see Jarman or Theobald on Wills). Many implications are statutory. See, e.g., Sale of Goods Act, 1893, the terms implied in a contact for work and labour, and materials supplied are the same as upon a sale of goods under s. 14 of the (English) Sale of Goods Act, 1893 [Myers & Co. v. Brent Cross Service Co., (1934) 1 KB 46]; (English) Law of Property Act, 1925 (implied covenants). An implication may be removed by express words supplying the agreed meaning which would otherwise have been left to inference. See the maxim: EXPRESSIO UNIUS EST EXCLUSIO ALTERIUS.Means (1) the act of showing involvement in some-thing, esp., a crime or misfeasance (2) An inference drawn from something said or observed, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 757....
Grounds
Grounds, 'Grounds' within the contemplation of s. 8(1) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 means 'materials' on which the order of detention is primarily based. Apart from con-clusions of facts, 'grounds' have a factual constituent, also. They must contain the pith and substance of primary facts but not subsidiary facts or evidential details. This requirement as to the communication of all essential constituents of the grounds, Vakil Singh v. State of J&K, AIR 1974 SC 2337: (1975) 3 SCC 545.Grounds mean all the basic facts and materials which have been taken into account by the detaining authority in making the order of detention and on which therefore, the order of detention is based, Khudiram Das v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1975 SC 550: (1975) 2 SCC 81: (1975) 2 SCR 832.'Grounds' in Article 22(5) do not mean mere factual inferences but mean factual inferences plus factual material which led to such factual inferences. The 'grounds' must be self-sufficient and self-expl...
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