PRAESUMPTIO

praesumptio (pri-z<<schwa>>mp-shee-oh), n. [Latin] A presumption. Pl. praesumptiones (pri-z<<schwa>>mp-shee-oh-neez).

praesumptio fortior (pri-z<<schwa>>mp-shee-oh for-shee-<<schwa>>r or -or). [Latin] A strong presumption (of fact); a presumption strong enough to shift the burden of proof to the opposing party.

praesumptio hominis (pri-z<<schwa>>mp-shee-oh hom-<<schwa>>-nis). [Latin] The presumption of an individual; that is, a natural presumption unfettered by rules.

praesumptio juris (pri-z<<schwa>>mp-shee-oh joor-is). [Latin] A presumption of law; that is, one in which the law assumes the existence of something until it is disproved. See presumption of law, rebuttable presumption under PRESUMPTION.

praesumptio Muciana (pri-z<<schwa>>mp-shee-oh myoo-shee-ay-n<<schwa>>). [Latin] Roman law. The rebuttable presumption that in case of doubt a thing possessed by a married woman had been given to her by her husband. • The presumption was named after the jurist Quintus Mucius.

[Blacks Law 8th]