When a court of law creates or makes an assumption regarding a set of facts or events, which did not or probably did not occur, done so that a court may arrive at a fair and just decision.
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When a court of law creates or makes an assumption regarding a set of facts or events, which did not or probably did not occur, done so that a court may arrive at a fair and just decision.