In law, a presumption is an "inference of a particular fact". There are two types of presumptions: rebuttable presumptions and irrebuttable (or conclusive)...

The presumption of innocence is a legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Under the presumption...

A presumption of death occurs when a person is believed to be dead, despite the absence of direct proof of the person's death, such as the finding of...

Presumption of paternity in paternity law and common law is the legal determination that a man is "presumed to be" a child's biological father without...

In common law, the "presumption of legitimacy" is a legal presumption that states that a child born within the subsistence of a marriage is presumed to...

A presumption of guilt is any presumption within the criminal justice system that a person is guilty of a crime, for example a presumption that a suspect...

Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty is a 2003 book about the United States Constitution written by Randy Barnett, a professor...

The presumption of advancement is a legal presumption which arises in various common law jurisdictions in relation to the transfers of money or other...

In constitutional law, the presumption of constitutionality is the legal principle that the judiciary should presume statutes enacted by the legislature...

The presumption of sanity is a legal presumption. Its effect is that a person who faces criminal trial is presumed sane until the opposite is proved. Similarly...

The presumption of regularity is a presumption that forms part of the law of evidence of England and Wales. It is expressed by the maxim of law omnia praesumuntur...

A Presumption of Death is a 2002 Lord Peter Wimsey–Harriet Vane mystery novel by Jill Paton Walsh, based loosely on The Wimsey Papers by Dorothy L. Sayers...

Presumption in the canon law of the Catholic Church is a term signifying a reasonable conjecture concerning something doubtful, drawn from arguments and...

Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein is an 1823 play in three acts by Richard Brinsley Peake based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern...

held that a presumption of vindictiveness exists where there exists a realistic likelihood of vindictiveness, but that there is "no presumption of vindictiveness...

In Judaism, the presumption of priestly descent is the presumption that a Jewish man is a priest (kohen), based not on genealogical records of descent...

controversial and subject to critique. Related concepts are cisnormativity (the presumption that cisgender identity is preferred or normal) and cissexism (bias or...

In New Zealand, the presumption of supply is a rebuttable presumption in criminal law which is governed by the New Zealand Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. It...

romanized: ḥəzāqā, lit. 'presumption') is a legal presumption In halakha (Jewish law); it establishes burden of proof. There exist many such presumptions, for example...

The Presumption of Justice is a 2012 documentary film, directed by Boris Malagurski and Ivana Rajović, it deals with the September 2009 murder of Brice...

concepts which will be pointed out here. Legal presumption vs consideration: A rebuttable legal presumption and preference (such as for joint custody over...

concerning the presumption of validity in Canadian patent law and novelty. The Court of Appeal considered the effect of the presumption of validity of...

there is intent: the earlier objective test, and the later rebuttable presumption. Both tests are used together in combination. Counterintuitively, the...

Presumption of Innocence (Russian: Презумпция невиновности) is a 1988 Soviet crime comedy film directed by Yevgeny Tatarsky [ru]. The film tells about...

Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462 is a landmark House of Lords case, where the presumption of innocence was re-consolidated (for application across the Commonwealth)...

In Campbell, the court clarified that this is not a "hard evidentiary presumption" and that even the tendency that commercial purpose will "weigh against...

"the generous presumption of the common law in favor of the innocence of an accused person;" yet it must be admitted that such a presumption cannot be found...

before the United States Supreme Court in 1895 which established the presumption of innocence of persons accused of crimes. F. A. Coffin and Percival...

of presumptions in a doctrine known as doli incapax. A child under the age of seven was presumed incapable of committing a crime. The presumption was...

475.001-475.5018), Section 475.278 Authorized brokerage relationships; presumption of transaction brokerage; required disclosures (1) Brokerage Relationships:...