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Law.a presumption that one of two or more related persons was the last to die in a common disaster, made so that the estates may be settled and the final heirs determined.
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presumption of survivorship — see presumption Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
presumption of survivorship — The presumption that a person shown to be alive at a given time remains alive until the contrary is shown by some sufficient proof, or, in the absence of such proof, until a different presumption arises. 22 Am J2d Dth § 294. As to survivorship as … Ballentine's law dictionary
presumption of survivorship — the legal presumption in the absence of direct evidence that of two or more persons dying in a common disaster (as a shipwreck) one survived the others because known to be younger, stronger, or otherwise more likely to survive * * * Law. a… … Useful english dictionary
presumption — pre·sump·tion /pri zəmp shən/ n: an inference as to the existence of a fact not certainly known that the law requires to be drawn from the known or proven existence of some other fact conclusive presumption: a presumption that the law does not… … Law dictionary
survivorship — sur·vi·vor·ship n 1: the right of one or more joint tenants who have survived another to take the interest of the person who has died 2: the state of being a survivor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
presumption — An inference in favor of a particular fact. A presumption is a rule of law, statutory or judicial, by which finding of a basic fact gives rise to existence of presumed fact, until presumption is rebutted. Van Wart v. Cook, Okl.App., 557 P.2d 1161 … Black's law dictionary
survivorship — The living of one of two or more persons after the death of the other or others. Survivorship is where a person becomes entitled to property by reason of his having survived another person who had an interest in it. United States v. Jacobs, 306 U … Black's law dictionary
survivorship — The fact of being a survivor, of outliving another person or other persons. A right incident to an estate in joint tenancy whereunder the entire estate, upon the death of a joint tenant, remains in the survivor or survivors. 20 Am J2d Coten § 3.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
survivorship — ˌship noun 1. : the legal right of the survivor of two or more persons having joint interests in an estate or other property to take the interest of any of the number dying when more than two survive, the survivors receive the decedent s share… … Useful english dictionary
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