presumption of fact

American  

noun

Law.

1. a presumption based on experience or knowledge of the relationship between a known fact and a fact inferred from it.

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Etymology

Origin of presumption of fact

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

But a legal presumption, or, as it is sometimes called, a presumption of law, as distinguished from a presumption of fact, is something more.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various