An assumption made by law which establishes a fact without the need to prove it.
The assessor's estimated market value and classification is presumed valid in property tax appeals. The burden is on the plaintiff to prove that the value differs or that the classification is incorrect.
The assumption that current policies will be maintained until someone makes a case that another policy is a better option.
an assumption that is taken for granted
(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
a deduction or conclusion which the law requires the jury to make under certain circumstances, in the absence of evi- dence in the case which leads the jury to a different or contrary con- clusion
a deduction which the law expressly directs to be made from particular facts and is to be considered by you along with the other evidence
a legal device that permits or directs the finder of fact to assume the existence of a presumed or ultimate fact once certain predicate or basic facts have been established
an assumption married to a premonition
an assumption of fact required by law once certain underlying or basic facts are established
an assumption of fact that the law requires to be made from another fact or group of facts found or otherwise established in the action
an inference, affirmative or disaffirmative, of the truth of a proposition of fact which is drawn by a process of reasoning from some one or more matters of known fact
an inference as to the existence of a fact not actually known, arising from its necessary or usual connection with others which are known
an inference as to the existence of a fact not actually known arising from its usual connection with another which is known, and on this principle the jury should have been allowed to consider this evidence
an inference established by a court or tribunal from a known fact to an unknown fact
an inference established by law or the court from a known fact to an unknown fact
an inference in favor of a particular fact
an infreence drawn from certain facts and can be overcome (rebutted) by additional facts
a non-monotonic rule of inference that justifies a conclusion, unless there are good reasons to overthrow it
a principle of law that requires a particular legal conclusion to be drawn from specific set of facts
a procedural expedient whereby a conclusion of law or ultimate fact is deemed established upon the proof of certain evidentiary or historical facts
a rebuttable assumption of fact resulting from a rule of law which requires such fact to be assumed from another fact or group of facts found or otherwise established in the action
a required conclusion in the absence of explanation
a rule of evidence that can be used in your favor at trial
a rule of law requiring that, once a basic fact is established, the factfinder must find a certain presumed fact, in the absence of evidence rebutting that presumed fact
a rule of law that alters the usual rules governing the allocation of the burden of proof (consisting of the burden of producing evidence and the burden of persuasion)
a rule of law that compels the fact finder to draw a certain conclusion
a rule of law that permits the drawing of a particular inference as to the existence of one fact not certainly known from the existence of other particular facts
a rule of law, to be applied by the court, and it cannot, by definition, be determined by the jury
An inference of the truth or falsity of a proposition or fact, that stands until rebutted by evidence to the contrary.
The trier of fact must find the existence of the fact presumed unless and until evidence is introduced that would support the findings of its nonexistence.
A presumption is a rule of law, statutory or judicial, by which finding a basic fact gives rise to existence of a presumed fact until it is rebutted or challenged.
When the law assumes something automatically unless proof is offered to show otherwise.
An advantage of proof legally accorded to one side in a suit or trial that in the absence of any evidence or without convincing evidence to the contrary that party's argument or version of the facts shall be accepted as true, and the burden of proof rests with the opposite side.
a rule of law which allows the finding of one fact from the presentation of another fact shown, an irrebuttable presumption requires a finding of the presumed fact
That which may be assumed without proof.
A presumption is a rule of law, statutory or juridical, by which finding of a basic fact gives rise to existence of presumed fact, until presumption is rebutted.
An assumption made, and held to be true until proven otherwise; an inference made from available information
The assumption, by a court, that a fact is true until there is a preponderance of evidence that either disproves or outweighs the assumption. Each presumption is based upon a particular set of apparent facts paired with established laws, logic, reasoning or individual rights.
A rule of law that courts and judges will draw a particular inference from a particular fact, or from particular evidence.
The assumption that something will happen if circumstances match certain conditions.