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PRESUMPTION OF DEATH

\pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən ɒv dˈɛθ], \pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən ɒv dˈɛθ], \p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈʌ_m_p_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v d_ˈɛ_θ]\

Definitions of PRESUMPTION OF DEATH

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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the assumption used when a person is thought to be dead based on them not being seen in many years. See legally dead.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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