having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
<adj.all> the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)
affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance
<adj.all> presumptive evidence a strong presumptive case is made out
Presumptive \Pre*sump"tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]somptif.] 1. Based on presumption or probability; grounded on probable evidence; probable; as, presumptive proof.
2. Presumptuous; arrogant. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
{Presumptive evidence} (Law), that which is derived from circumstances which necessarily or usually attend a fact, as distinct from direct evidence or positive proof; indirect or circumstantial evidence. ``Presumptive evidence of felony should be cautiously admitted.'' --Blackstone. The distinction, however, between direct and presumptive (or circumstantial) evidence is now generally abandoned; all evidence being now more or less direct and more or less presumptive.
{Presumptive heir}. See {Heir presumptive}, under {Heir}.
The presumptive sentence _ the sentence normally given _ is nine years.
Clearly, the company's charismatic founder and Dieter Bock, his heir presumptive, fancy new roles to play.
"We're not going to be that presumptive," Myers said. "We're going to say, `Congress, here's a way you can cut $1.1 billion.
Rep. Augustus Hawkins, D-Calif., acknowledged to reporters at the National Press Club, "I feel rather presumptive in grading the president but I've been asked to do so."
Rep. Augustus Hawkins, D-Calif., told reporters Tuesday at the National Press Club, "I feel rather presumptive in grading the president but I've been asked to do so."
"Whoever wins in Illinois is the presumptive favorite for the nomination." The enthusiasm of many of the Clinton people in Illinois appears extremely thin, though there is little enthusiasm for anyone else, either.
There is a "presumptive requirement" to provide notices if companies are involved in bankruptcy court reorganizations or situations where creditors are trying to seize their assets.