Rebuttable Presumption
(n) Rebuttable presumption is used to represent the absoluteness of rejecting a presumption whenever an evidence proves contrary.
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Rebuttable Presumption:
Usually, every element of a case must be proven to a judge or a jury. The exception is a "presumption", which means that if certain other facts are proven, then another fact can be taken for granted by the judge (or jury).
rebuttable presumption
n. since a presumption is an assumption of fact accepted by the court until disproved, all presumptions are rebuttable. Thus rebuttable presumption is a redundancy.
Rebuttable presumption
A "presumption means that if certain facts are proven, then another fact can be taken for granted by the judge (or jury). Most presumptions are "rebuttable".
Rebuttable presumption
Definition
: a presumption that may be rebutted by evidence to the contrary
compare conclusive presumption in this entry ...
"... the rebuttable presumption of advancement with regard to gratuitous transfers from parent to child should be preserved but be limited in application to transfers by mothers and fathers to minor children."
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Sanity is a rebuttable presumption and the burden of proof is on the party relying upon it; the standard of proof is on a balance of probabilities, that is to say that mental incapacity is more likely than unlikely.
Rebuttable presumption: Presumed fact based on the proof of other facts. Most presumptions are rebuttable, which means that the person against whom the presumption applies may present evidence to the contrary, thus nullifying the presumption.
a rule of law under which evidence of a man`s paternity (e.g. voluntary acknowledgment, genetic test results) creates a presumption that the man is the father of a child. A rebuttable presumption can be overcome by evidence that the man is not the ...
 See also: Presumption, Evidence, Rebut, Contra, Court
  
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