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conclusively presumed

conclusively presumed adjective: presumed by law to be true, and therefore providing no opportunity for evidence to the contrary to be presented.

Adjective

conclusively presumed (comparative more conclusively presumed, superlative most conclusively presumed)

  1. Presumed by law to be true, and therefore providing no opportunity for evidence to the contrary to be presented.
    • A child under seven years of age is conclusively presumed to be incapable of either murder or manslaughter (presumptio juris et de jure), no evidence of capacity being admissible.1906, Richard Henslowe Wellington, The King's Coroner, page 61

Forms of conclusively presumed

comparativemore conclusively presumed
superlativemost conclusively presumed

Questions about conclusively presumed

What does conclusively presumed mean?
Conclusively presumed means presumed by law to be true, and therefore providing no opportunity for evidence to the contrary to be presented.
What part of speech is conclusively presumed?
Conclusively presumed is an adjective.

Words near conclusively presumed in the dictionary

  1. conclusions
  2. conclusive
  3. conclusive presumption
  4. conclusive presumptions
  5. conclusively
  6. conclusively presumed
  7. conclusiveness
  8. conclusorily
  9. conclusory
  10. concn.
  11. concns.

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