presumption
Example Sentences
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Five years on, the Ministry of Justice's plan to repeal the presumption means courts would make decisions based on the consideration of a child's safety and welfare - without a default assumption.
From BBC
"Until the proceedings are concluded, the presumption of innocence applies," he added.
From BBC
“We start with a presumption that the legislature acted in good faith,” Alito wrote for a 6-3 majority last year in a South Carolina case.
From Los Angeles Times
Smith vociferously disagreed, saying none of Brown’s arguments overrode the presumption of good faith that should be awarded to legislators.
From Salon
Perhaps some artificial aristocrats happen to qualify as natural ones, but for the sake of the American experiment, they must not merit any presumption thereof.
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