- prima facie presumption
- A presumption which holds good until overthrown by proof; a rebuttable presumption; a presumption which is not conclusive.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
prima facie presumption
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prima facie evidence — n. [see PRIMA FACIE] Law evidence adequate to establish a fact or raise a presumption of fact unless refuted … English World dictionary
prima-facie evidence — prima facie evidence, Law. evidence sufficient to establish a fact, or raise a presumption of fact, unless rebutted … Useful english dictionary
prima facie — /prayma feyshiy(iy)/ At first sight; on the first appearance; on the face of it; so far as can be judged from the first disclosure; presumably; a fact presumed to be true unless disproved by some evidence to the contrary. State ex rel. Herbert v … Black's law dictionary
prima facie — law pri•ma fa•ci•e [[t]ˈpraɪ mə ˈfeɪ ʃiˌi, ˈfeɪ ʃi, ˈfeɪ ʃə, ˈpri [/t]] adv. 1) at first view; before investigation 2) obvious; self evident 3) sufficient to establish a fact or to raise a presumption of fact unless rebutted: prima facie… … From formal English to slang
prima facie evidence — Evidence which if unexplained or uncontradicted, is sufficient to carry the case to the jury and to sustain a verdict or finding in favor of the side of the issue which it supports, but which may be contradicted by other evidence. McKenzie v… … Ballentine's law dictionary
prima facie evidence — noun : evidence sufficient in law to raise a presumption of fact or establish the fact in question unless rebutted * * * Law. evidence sufficient to establish a fact or to raise a presumption of fact unless rebutted. [1790 1800] … Useful english dictionary
prima facie evidence — Law. evidence sufficient to establish a fact or to raise a presumption of fact unless rebutted. [1790 1800] * * * … Universalium
prima-facie evidence — /ˌpraɪmə feɪsi ˈɛvədəns/ (say .pruymuh faysee evuhduhns) noun (in law) evidence sufficient to establish a fact, or to raise a presumption of fact, unless rebutted …
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
presumption — An inference in favor of a particular fact. A presumption is a rule of law, statutory or judicial, by which finding of a basic fact gives rise to existence of presumed fact, until presumption is rebutted. Van Wart v. Cook, Okl.App., 557 P.2d 1161 … Black's law dictionary
