(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
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evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
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the duty of proving a disputed charge
Used in the same subject area: Law, Evidence law, General law.evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
Used in the same subject area: Law, Evidence law, General law.evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute
Used in the same subject area: Law, Evidence law, General law.a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that they are to testify about
Used in the same subject area: Law, Evidence law, General law.(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) immediate and direct physical control over property
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
Used in the same subject area: Law, General law.(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it
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A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidenc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The tru…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; -- used chiefly in the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evidence, providing, basis, inference, fact.
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