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

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presumption of law

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Sixth—Because the court erred in holding that it was a presumption of law that the defendant knew that she was not a legal voter, although in fact she had not that knowledge.

From An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting by Anonymous

The presumption of law is the judgment of charity.

From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Greenleaf, Simon

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

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