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presumptive statements

[/prɪˈzʌmptɪv ˈsteɪtmənts/]
nounpl: presumptive statements
declarações presuntivas
1. Statements or assertions made based on assumption or probability rather than certain proof; claims that are accepted as true unless disproven.
The witness's presumptive statements about the suspect's whereabouts were challenged in court.
As declarações presuntivas da testemunha sobre o paradeiro do suspeito foram contestadas em tribunal.
2. In logic and rhetoric, propositions that rely on inference or reasonable assumption rather than direct evidence.
His presumptive statements regarding the cause of the accident were based on circumstantial evidence.
Suas declarações presuntivas sobre a causa do acidente foram baseadas em evidências circunstanciais.
Synonyms
assumed statementsassumed claimsinferential statementsconjectural statementsinferred statements
Antonyms
proven statementsverified statementsfactual statementsdemonstrable statements

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
declarações presuntivas
Standard usage in legal and formal contexts
Portugal
declarações presuntivas
Used similarly in Portuguese legal terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

innocent until proven guilty
assumption of innocence
burden of proof
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