PRESUMPTION


Meaning of PRESUMPTION in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

strong

There also tended to be a strong presumption that a person brought before the court was guilty.

The strong presumption of guilt has changed to a stronger presumption of innocence.

This mere fact suggests that there is an extremely strong presumption against their use.

■ VERB

rebut

We have seen how law and theory unite to provide a list of excuses which rebut the normal presumption of voluntariness.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

the presumption of innocence

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Again, we see the surprisingly pervasive role that presumptions of contextual appropriateness play in successful communication.

But it had the presumption to concern myself.

But there is already much evidence to support the presumption that the effect was pervasive.

She'd like to meet this Parr, to make her own assessment, although she mocked herself because of her presumption .

Still, there is always a presumption against its intending to do so.

The current emphasis in the psy sector is heavily weighted toward presumption of neurological or genetic deficit.

We have seen how law and theory unite to provide a list of excuses which rebut the normal presumption of voluntariness.

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