Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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presumption of law

A legal assumption that a court is required to make if certain facts are established and no contradictory evi-dence is produced <by presumption of law, a criminal defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt>. - Also termed legal presumption; artificial presumption; praesumptio juris.