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• Presumption of innocence — The of innocencendash being innocent until proven guiltyndash is a legal right that the accused in criminal trials has in many modern nations. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which has to collect and present enough compelling… …   Wikipedia

• Presumption — • A product of pride, and a vice opposed to the theological virtue of hope • A term signifying a reasonable conjecture concerning something doubtful, drawn from arguments and appearances, which by the force of circumstances can be accepted as a… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• presumption — pre‧sump‧tion [prɪˈzʌmpʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW the act of thinking that something is true because it seems very likely, although there is no proof: • The amendment would create a legal presumption. presumption of • The claims… …   Financial and business terms

• presumption of sanity — The presumption, holding until satisfactory proof to the contrary is presented, that a man is sane, capable of managing his own affairs, competent to enter into contracts, and capable of understanding the nature and effect of his own acts. 29 Am… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• presumption of payment — The presumption that a transfer of money or property by a debtor to the creditor is a payment of the debt rather than a gratuity. 40 Am J1st Paym § 238. The presumption that a debt evidenced by a writing has been paid where such written evidence… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• presumption of death — The presumption that the death of a certain person has occurred, where his survival to the pertinent date is contrary to the ordinary course of nature, or opposed to the common experience of mankind. Young v Shulenberg, 165 NY 385, 59 NE 135. A… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• presumption of legitimacy — The presumption that a child born in wedlock is legitimate. 10 Am J2d Bast § 11. The presumption that a child was born in lawful wedlock, such prevailing, in the absence of proof to the contrary, upon the broad principles of natural justice and… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• presumption of paternity — The presumption that a child born in wedlock is the child of the husband, except as it be proved that the husband did not have access to the wife. 10 Am J2d Bast § 12. See presumption of access …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• presumption of survivorship — The presumption that a person shown to be alive at a given time remains alive until the contrary is shown by some sufficient proof, or, in the absence of such proof, until a different presumption arises. 22 Am J2d Dth § 294. As to survivorship as …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• presumption of coition — The presumption that married persons have co habited. Whitney v Whitney, 169 Cal App 2d 209, 337 P2d 313 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• presumption — pre|sump|tion [prıˈzʌmpʃən] n 1.) something that you think is true because it is very likely presumption that ▪ the presumption that their wealth is the result of crime on the presumption that ▪ On the presumption that the doctor knows best, I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English