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Ambiguis casibus semper presumitur pro rege

Ambiguis casibus semper presumitur pro rege [Lat.], In doubtful cases there is always a presumption in favour of the Crown.

Graveyard

this practice grows so that it is proved by instances adequate in character, number and extent, then the presumption will be that the dedication is complete and the graveyard has become a public graveyard where the Mahomedan

possession

it is generally known by people in the vicinity of the property and so gives rise to a presumption that the owner has notice of it precarious possession in the civil law of Louisiana : possession of

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unrebuttable

unrebuttable : not rebuttable [an presumption]

Foreign judgment

does not create an absolute estoppel. Nevertheless it is practically conclusive between the parties on the merits. Every presumption will be made in favour of a foreign judgment. It will be presumed that the court had jurisdiction,

res ipsa loquitur

speaks for itself] : a doctrine or rule of evidence in tort law that permits an inference or presumption that a defendant was negligent in an accident injuring the plaintiff on the basis of circumstantial evidence if

rebut

: to refute, counteract, or disprove (as opposing evidence) by evidence or argument [ damaging testimony] [ a presumption] re·but·ta·ble adj re·but·ta·bly adv

prior restraint

United States, the U.S. Supreme Court restated its position that “any system of prior restraints” bears “a heavy presumption against constitutional validity” and that the government “carries a heavy burden of showing justification for the imposition of

presumptive

presumptive 1 : based on presumption : presumed to have occurred [a violation of law] 2 : giving grounds for reasonable opinion or belief

presume

presume pre·sumed pre·sum·ing : to suppose to be true without proof or before inquiry : accept as a presumption [must the defendant is innocent]

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