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Possession

a person enters into lands or tenements descended or conveyed to him; apparent, which is a species of presumptive title where land descended to the heir of an abator, intruder, or disseisor, who died seised; in law,

Indirect evidence

in controversy, not directly attested by witnesses or documents, may be inferred. It is also called circumstantial and presumptive evidence. See Taylor or Best on Evidence.

Circumstantial evidence

Circumstantial evidence, presumptive proof when the fact itself is not proved by direct testimony, but is to be inferred from circumstances,

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Abduction

motives of lucre takes away or detains any woman who has any interest in any property (even a presumptive expectation) with intent to marry or carnally know her or to cause her to be married or carnally

Conjecture

An opinion or judgment formed on defective or presumptive evidence probable inference surmise guess suspicion

sentence

by statute as punishment for an offense [imposed the minimum mandatory sentence for distributing drugs near a school] presumptive sentence : a sentence that is the presumed punishment for an offense and is subject to the upward

Negotiorum gestor

been a subsequent ratification of the acts by the owner; and sometimes where unauthorized acts are done, positive presumptions are made bylaw for the benefit of particular parties. thus, if a stranger enter upon a minor'' lands

Possession follows title

would, in the eye of the law, be deemed to be in possession. The benefit of such a presumption can accrue only in favour of a rightful owner and not in favour of a wrongdoer. The latter

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

Parol evidence

in some instances, as ancillary to such application to explain the meaning of doubtful terms, or to rebut presumptions arising extrinsically. In these cases the parol evidence does not usurp the place of written evidence, but either

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