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PRESUMPTION OF SURVIVORSHIP

\pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən ɒv səvˈa͡ɪvəʃˌɪp], \pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən ɒv səvˈa‍ɪvəʃˌɪp], \p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈʌ_m_p_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v s_ə_v_ˈaɪ_v_ə_ʃ_ˌɪ_p]\

Definitions of PRESUMPTION OF SURVIVORSHIP

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

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1. The assumption that one person has survived another when they both died in the same accident. 2. The assumption that a person is still alive even though no one has heard from them in some time.

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

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