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presumptive death. See DEATH. [Blacks Law 8th]

presumptive damages. See punitive damages under DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]

presumptive authority. See implied authority under AUTHORITY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

presumptive (pri-z<<schwa>>mp-tiv), adj. 1. Giving reasonable grounds for belief or presumption. 2. Based on a presumption. [Cases: Evidence 53. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 2, 130–132, 134, 1341.] — presumptively,adv. [Blacks Law 8th]

presumption of validity. Patents. The doctrine that the holder of a patent is entitled to a statutory presumption that the patent is valid and that the burden is on a challenger to prove invalidity. See BORN VALID. [Cases: Patents 112.1. C.J.S. Patents §§ 194, 203–205, 207.] [Blacks Law 8th]

presumption of survivorship. The presumption that one of two or more victims of a common disaster survived the others, based on the supposed survivor’s youth, good health, or other reason rendering survivorship likely. [Cases: Death 5. C.J.S. Death §§ 6, 15.] [Blacks Law 8th]

presumption of paternity. Family law. The presumption that the father of a child is the man who (1) is married to the child’s mother when the child was conceived or born (even though the marriage may have been invalid), (2) married the mother after the child’s birth and agreed either to have his name on…

presumption of natural and probable consequences. Criminal law. The presumption that mens rea may be derived from proof of the defendant’s conduct. [Cases: Criminal Law 312. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 40.] [Blacks Law 8th]

presumption of maternity. Family law. The presumption that the woman who has given birth to a child is both the genetic mother and the legal mother of the child. — Also termed maternity presumption. Cf. PRESUMPTION OF PATERNITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

presumption of legitimacy. See PRESUMPTION OF PATERNITY. [Blacks Law 8th]