Probable Evidence
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Presumptive evidence is so called, from its foundation in probability. Butler, Anal. Introd. PROBABLE REASONING (l,a.t. argumentum verisimile). In the law of evidence. Reasoning founded on the probability of the fact or proposition sought to be proved or shown; reasoning in which the mind exercises a discretion in deducing a conclusion from premises. Burr. Circ. Ev. 22, 23. PROBANDI NECESSITAS INCUMBIT llli qui agit. The necessity of proving lies with him who sues. Inst. 2. 20. 4.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Presumptive evidence is so calied, from its foundation in probability.
Defined under Evidence in Black's Law Dictionary.