Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a presumptive manner; by presumption or supposition grounded on probability; by previous supposition; presumably.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb By presumption, or supposition grounded or probability; presumably.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
presumptive manner - adverb As is
presumed to be the case
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb by reasonable assumption
Etymologies
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Examples
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Philip Morris argues that consumers often elect to use products that may cause harm as a "byproduct" of normal use and for which the Correia defense presumptively is available.
Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Bars Big Tobacco Defense: Can't Blame the Smoker 2006
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And now his own coin presumptively calling him a POTUS.
The Purple Pod Café. Ann Althouse 2008
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The Supreme Court has ruled that all uses of racial classifications trigger "strict scrutiny" and are "presumptively" illegal, and Title VII expressly prohibits racial discrimination, not only in actual hiring but also in the classification and treatment of applicants.
Phi Beta Cons 2009
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Dr. Andrew Sexton on Wednesday "presumptively" identified the victims in the Sunday fire in Northampton, Mass., as 81-year-old Paul Yeskie Sr. and his son, 39-year-old Paul Yeskie Jr.
Homepage 2009
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The Supreme Court has ruled that all uses of racial classifications trigger "strict scrutiny" and are "presumptively" illegal, and Title VII expressly prohibits racial discrimination, not only in actual hiring but also in the classification and treatment of applicants.
Phi Beta Cons 2009
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Instead of it being presumptively applicable for almost all Fourth Amendment violations, the law now is that the exclusionary rule will apply only if it would deter the specific police misconduct at issue and only if, on balance, the deterrence gained outweighs the costs of possibly guilty people going free.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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But Lithwick is clearly saying much more than that — that liberal rock stars are “presumptively ineligible” for the bench, but their conservative equivalents face no such obstacles.
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Insofar as any statute specifically impinges on a religious exercise it is presumptively unlawful (absent a compelling government interest).
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That having been said, there is an area of First Amendment law where licensing requirements are routinely upheld – the sale or dissemination of (presumptively protected) pornographic materials.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Wouldn’t It Be So Impressive To Be a “Michigan Registered Reporter”? 2010
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They are presumptively entitled to their fishing expedition, as is the Democratic Party, the Washington Post, the New York Times, or any other person.
Brec Cooke: Washington Post, New York Times Fail on FOIA Brec Cooke 2011
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