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Rebuttable presumption

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004140

An inference that a court must draw once a basic fact is established, unless the opposing party produces enough evidence to rebut it. In federal civil cases the presumption shifts only the burden of producing evidence, while the burden of persuasion stays with the original party. A common example is the presumption that a properly mailed letter was received.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004140
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004140",
  "term": "Rebuttable presumption",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An inference that a court must draw once a basic fact is established, unless the opposing party produces enough evidence to rebut it. In federal civil cases the presumption shifts only the burden of producing evidence, while the burden of persuasion stays with the original party. A common example is the presumption that a properly mailed letter was received.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/rebuttable-presumption/"
}

Record 4,190 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.