a. [ Cf. F. présomptif. ] 1. Based on presumption or probability; grounded on probable evidence; probable; as, presumptive proof. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Presumptuous; arrogant. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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