Presumptive - Law Dictionary Search Results
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]
legal
as such by law [a certainty] d : created by operation of esp. statutory law [ incompetence] [a presumption] compare conventional, judicial e : established by law [the test for mental capacity] 3 : conforming to or
VerbarLatitat
A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding
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fertile octogenarian rule
fertile octogenarian rule : a presumption at common law that a woman of any age is capable of having children for purposes of determining
error
in the absence of objection to the error at trial. prejudicial error : an error that affects or presumptively affects the outcome of a trial reversible error : a substantial and prejudicial error warranting reversal on appeal
decree
custody). decree pro con·fes·so : a decree entered by a court based on a defendant's default and the presumption that the allegations are confessed compare default judgment at judgment final decree : a decree that disposes of
case
not including rebuttal prima facie case : a case established by evidence that is sufficient to raise a presumption of fact or establish the fact in question unless rebutted 2 : trespass on the case at trespass
below
below 1 : in a lower court [the presumption that the decisions …are correct "W. J. Brennan, Jr."] 2 : lower on the same page or on
ancient
of 20 to 30 or more years NOTE: Things and esp. documents that are ancient benefit from a presumption that they are valid even though proof of their validity may be unavailable due to lapse of memory,
aider by verdict
aider by verdict : the presumption after a verdict that all facts necessary to the verdict were proven : the correcting of a pleading
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