About The Word Presumptive
Learn about the word Presumptive to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Presumptive definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Presumptive
| Presumptive Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Presumptive?
[adj] affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance; "presumptive evidence"; "a strong presumptive case is made out"
[adj] having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance; "the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)" Synonyms | Synonyms for Presumptive: believable | credible | likely | plausible | probable Related Terms | Find terms related to Presumptive: See Also | Presumptive In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*sump"tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]somptif.]
1. Based on presumption or probability; grounded on probable
evidence; probable; as, presumptive proof.
2. Presumptuous; arrogant. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
{Presumptive evidence} (Law), that which is derived from
circumstances which necessarily or usually attend a fact,
as distinct from direct evidence or positive proof;
indirect or circumstantial evidence. ``Presumptive
evidence of felony should be cautiously admitted.''
--Blackstone. The distinction, however, between direct and
presumptive (or circumstantial) evidence is now generally
abandoned; all evidence being now more or less direct and
more or less presumptive.
{Presumptive heir}. See {Heir presumptive}, under {Heir}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Jacques anatole francois thibault ‐ French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories…
- Terpsichore ‐ taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to…
- Conserve ‐ fruit preserved by cooking with sugar [v] preserve with sugar;…
- Euphagus ‐ a genus of…
- Order exocycloida ‐ flat…
- Cookie ‐ any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British…
- C and w ‐ a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United…
- Common tarweed ‐ California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its…
- Scoreboard ‐ a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some…
- Crop up ‐ appear suddenly or…