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Term: quem nuptiae demonstrant
Definition: In Roman and Scots law, quem nuptiae demonstrant means "whom the marriage indicates." This phrase refers to the assumption that a husband is the father of a child that his wife gives birth to, unless proven otherwise. This is known as a rebuttable presumption. It means that if a man is married to a woman and she has a child, people will assume that the child is his. However, this assumption can be challenged if there is evidence to suggest that someone else is the biological father.