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rebut a presumption [1 record]

Record 1 2013-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

When a plaintiff in an action produces evidence which raises a presumption of the defendant's liability, and the defendant adduces evidence which shows that the presumption is ill-founded, he is said to rebut it. (Jowitt's, p. 1503; Black's, p. 1139)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

combattre une présomption; réfuter une présomption : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

OBS

Le terme a un double sens : action de présenter une preuve pour «réfuter» la présomption et fait de la «réfuter» (résultat).

Spanish

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