(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
The act of venturing beyond due beyond due bounds; an overstepping of the bounds of reverence, respect, or courtesy; forward, overconfident, or arrogant opinion or conduct; presumptuousness; arrogance; effrontery
Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable" audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"
Without a compelling affirmative case (in Policy debate), the negative wins Negatives are innocent until proven guilty Go with the least risk
An inference or assumption that a fact exists, based on the known or proven existence of some other fact or group of facts Most presumptions are rules of evidence calling for a certain result in a given case unless the adversely affected party overcomes the presumption with other evidence For example, the Act's exception for personal privacy sets out particular types of personal information the disclosure of which is "presumed" to be an unreasonable invasion of a third party's personal privacy
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