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Presumptive
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presumptive adj
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1 : based on presumption
: presumed to have occurred [a violation of law]
2 : giving grounds for reasonable opinion or belief
pre·sump·tive·ly adv
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.