Canadian English Meaning of presumptions

presumptions

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presumptions

presumptuous attitude or behavior, a legal inference as to the existence or truth of a fact not certainly known that is drawn from the known or proved existence of some other fact, a permissive presumption that if a criminal defendant committed an act it was his or her intent to commit it, something believed but not proved, an attitude or belief dictated by probability, a presumption that the law does not allow to be rebutted, a presumption that a jury is required by law to make upon proof of a given fact compare permissive presumption in this entry, 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, a presumption founded on a previous experience or on general knowledge of a connection between a known fact and one inferred from it, strong reason for believing something to be so in spite of lack of proof, an inference or presumption that a jury is allowed but not required to make from a given set of facts, a rebuttable presumption in the favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the ground, reason, or evidence lending probability to a belief, the presumption in the absence of direct evidence that of two or more persons dying in a common disaster (as a fire) one was the last to die because of youth, strength, or other reasons rendering survivorship likely, a presumption that may be rebutted by evidence to the contrary compare conclusive presumption in this entry, presumptuous attitude or conduct, a presumption (as of the innocence of a criminal defendant) founded on a rule or policy of law regardless of fact

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presumptions

presumptuous attitude or behavior, a legal inference as to the existence or truth of a fact not certainly known that is drawn from the known or proved existence

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presuming => presuming, presumes => assumes, presumedly => presumably, presumed => assumed, pressuring => pressuring,