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The presumption, subject to rebuttal, that a public officer has performed his duty, acting in a regular and lawful manner. The rebuttable presumption that regulations, decisions, or orders of an administrative agency acting within the limits of the jurisdiction conferred upon it by law are regular and valid. 2 Am J2d Adm L § 748.
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Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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Presumption of regularity — The presumption of regularity[1] is a presumption that forms part of the law of evidence of England and Wales. It is expressed by the maxim of law[2] omnia praesumuntur rite et solemniter essa acta donec probetur in contrarium ,[3] which may be… … Wikipedia
presumption — pre·sump·tion /pri zəmp shən/ n: an inference as to the existence of a fact not certainly known that the law requires to be drawn from the known or proven existence of some other fact conclusive presumption: a presumption that the law does not… … Law dictionary
regularity — I noun balance, clockwork precision, conformity, congruity, consistency, constantia, even tenor, evenness, exactness, harmony, homogeneity, invariability, levelness, method, methodicalness, order, orderliness, ordo, periodicity, precision,… … Law dictionary
regularity of official acts — The validity, reasonableness, and correctness of the act of an administrative agency. 2 Am J2d Admin L §§ 748 et seq. See presumption of regularity … Ballentine's law dictionary
Presumption — Pre*sump tion (?; 215), n. [L. praesumptio: cf. F. pr[ e]somption, OF. also presumpcion. See {Presume}.] 1. The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Presumption of law — Presumption Pre*sump tion (?; 215), n. [L. praesumptio: cf. F. pr[ e]somption, OF. also presumpcion. See {Presume}.] 1. The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conclusive presumption — Presumption Pre*sump tion (?; 215), n. [L. praesumptio: cf. F. pr[ e]somption, OF. also presumpcion. See {Presume}.] 1. The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hartman v. Moore — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Hartman v. Moore ArgueDate=January 10 ArgueYear=2006 DecideDate=April 26 DecideYear=2006 FullName=Michael Hartman, Frank Kormann, Pierce McIntosh, Norman Robbins, and Robert Edwards v. William G. Moore, Jr. USVol= USPage=… … Wikipedia
conflicting presumptions — Presumptions arising from the same facts which are so opposed in the fact presumed that one of them must give way, to the other and stronger of the two, for example, the presumption of identity of person from identity of name gives way to the… … Ballentine's law dictionary