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Circumstantial evidence

to be inferred from circumstances, which either necessarily or usually attend such facts. It is obvious that a presumption is more or less likely to be true according as it is more or less probable that the

permissive

a standard, rule, or provision that permits discretion or an option see also permissive intervention at intervention permissive presumption at presumption compare compulsory b : allowed under modern rules of civil procedure although not arising from the

permissive inference

permissive inference : permissive presumption at presumption

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Boundaries

and supported by documentary or other evidence. (a) may consist of walls, fences, hedges or ditches, and the presumption is that the outer line along the top line of the ditch bank furthest from the hedge marks

inference

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

Commorientes

persons who die by the same accident or upon the same occasion. By English law, there was no presumption of survivorship in such a case, whereas by the Code Napoleon, and the Civil Law generally, there is

Juris et de jure

Juris et de jure (of law and from law). A conclusive presumption, which cannot be rebutted, is called a presumption juris et de jure

Coverture

in his presence, except treason, murder, and manslaughter [see Reg. v. Manning, (1849) 2 C&K 903]; but the presumption maybe rebutted [Reg. v. Torpey, (1871) 12 Cox CC 45]. The Criminal Justice Act, 1925 (c. 86), s.

Heir

father or ancestor's death, has a right to inherit all his lands, tenements and here ditaments. (e) Heir presumptive. He who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would be his heir, but whose right of inheritance may

Payment

payment of money before the day appointed is in law payment at the day; for it cannot, in presumption of law, be any prejudice to him to whom the payment is made to have his money before

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