OMNIA PRAESUMUNTUR RITE ESSE ACTA
\ɒmnˈɪə pɹˈiːsuːmˌʌnt͡ʃə ɹˈa͡ɪt ˈɛs ˈaktə], \ɒmnˈɪə pɹˈiːsuːmˌʌntʃə ɹˈaɪt ˈɛs ˈaktə], \ɒ_m_n_ˈɪ__ə p_ɹ_ˈiː_s_uː_m_ˌʌ_n_tʃ_ə ɹ_ˈaɪ_t ˈɛ_s ˈa_k_t_ə]\
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[L.] A maxim in Law : all acts are presumed to have been rightly done ; i.e. all acts preliminary to some act proved in itself to be legal ; e.g. a marriage having been proved, the church in which it took place will be presumed to have been consecrated for service.
By Henry Percy Smith
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