presumption
Example Sentences
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It stressed that a "full statutory consultation" was required under legislation with the primary being designated a rural school - which there is a Scotland-wide presumption against closing.
From BBC
The government is also introducing, for the first time, a presumption that all prison leavers will be tagged on release as part of intensive supervision.
From BBC
No synopsis of the action is offered in the printed program, and Mr. Millepied’s presumption that his audience is aware of the tragedy’s plot seems reasonable.
The presumption that Dubai is a transient mirage, a Hollywood set built on sand that would unravel once the going gets tough, was no doubt shared in Tehran.
“The former defendants in this case, like any other defendant in this situation, still enjoy the presumption of innocence held sacrosanct in our constitutional order,” the judge writes.
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