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Conclusive presumption
Conclusive Con*clu"sive, a. [Cf. F. conclusif.] Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision. Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for us as they were for them. --Rogers. Conclusive evidence (Law), that of which, from its nature, the law allows no contradiction or explanation. Conclusive presumption (Law), an inference which the law makes so peremptorily that it will not allow it to be overthrown by any contrary proof, however strong. Syn: Final; ultimate; unanswerable. See Final.

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- In law, a presumption is an "inference of a particular fact". There are two types of presumptions: rebuttable presumptions and irrebuttable (or conclusive)...
- The presumption of innocence is a legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Under the presumption...
- A presumption of death occurs when a person is believed to be dead, despite the absence of direct proof of the person's death, such as the finding of...
- A presumption of guilt is any presumption within the criminal justice system that a person is guilty of a crime, for example a presumption that a suspect...
- Presumption of paternity in paternity law and common law is the legal determination that a man is "presumed to be" a child's biological father without...
- The presumption of advancement is a legal presumption which arises in various common law jurisdictions in relation to the transfers of money or other...
- The "presumption of legitimacy" is a common law rule of evidence that states that a child born within the subsistence of a marriage is presumed to be...
- In constitutional law, the presumption of constitutionality is the legal principle that the judiciary should presume statutes enacted by the legislature...
- Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty is a 2003 book about the United States Constitution written by Randy Barnett, a professor...
- The presumption of regularity is a presumption that forms part of the law of evidence of England and Wales. It is expressed by the maxim of law omnia praesumuntur...