Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
favorabiliores rei, potius quam actores, habentur — /feyvarabiliyoriyz riyay, powsh(iy)as kwsem oktoriyz, habentar/ The condition of the defendant must be favored, rather than that of the plaintiff … Black's law dictionary
Favorabiliores rei potius quam actores habentur — Defendants are favored rather than plaintiffs. Both parties are the objects of the law s equal protection, but to make the protection equal, a certain position is assigned to the defendant; he is so placed that he may not be overcome by surprise … Ballentine's law dictionary
defendant — de·fen·dant /di fen dənt, ˌdant/ n: the party against whom a criminal or civil action is brought see also answer, codefendant compare accused, plaintiff … Law dictionary
presumption — pre·sump·tion /pri zəmp shən/ n: an inference as to the existence of a fact not certainly known that the law requires to be drawn from the known or proven existence of some other fact conclusive presumption: a presumption that the law does not… … Law dictionary
