presumption of law

American  

noun

Law.

1. a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.

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Etymology

Origin of presumption of law

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

To invoke the Fifth Amendment does not warrant an automatic presumption of law violation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The presumption of law favors a patent, and the burden of proof is on the one attacking it to show that it is not useful.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

But the organization of labor and the creation of elaborate machinery has destroyed this presumption of the common sense, and therefore in all civilized countries has destroyed this presumption of law.

From The Making of Arguments by Gardiner, J. H.

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

That is the presumption of law, and there is only one way to overcome that presumption.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green