rebuttable presumption
Law
noun
A presumption that the law allows to be contradicted by evidence; contrasted with irrebuttable presumption.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- ascesis
- ascetic
- ascetically
- asceticism
- Ascham, Roger
- as chance would have it
- (as) cheap as chips
- aschelminth
- asci
- ascidian
- ASCII
- ascites
- ascitic
- (as) clean as a whistle
- (as) clean (or neat) as a new pin
- (as) clear as a bell
- (as) clear as day
- (as) clear as mud
- (as) clear (or sound) as a bell
- Asclepius
- (as) cold as ice (or stone or the grave etc.)
- as common as muck
- ascomycete
- ascon
- (as) cool as a cucumber