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presumptive |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Presumptive \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: presumptive adj 1: having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance; "the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)" 2: affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance; "presumptive evidence"; "a strong presumptive case is made out"
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