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   Pre·sump·tion

   /prēˈzəm(p)SH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. an idea that is taken to be true, and often used as the basis for other ideas, although it is not known for certain: "underlying presumptions about human nature"
   • ▪ an act or instance of taking something to be true or adopting a particular attitude toward something, especially at the start of a chain of argument or action: "the presumption of guilt has changed to a presumption of innocence"
   • ▪ an attitude adopted in law or as a matter of policy toward an action or proposal in the absence of acceptable reasons to the contrary: "the planning policy shows a general presumption in favor of development" Similar assumptionsuppositionpresuppositionbeliefthoughtguessexpectationjudgmentsurmiseconjecturespeculationhypothesispostulationpremisegeneralizationinferencedeductionconclusion
   • 2. behavior perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate: "he lifted her off the ground, and she was enraged at his presumption" Similar brazennessaudacityboldnessaudaciousnesstemerityarroganceegotismfrontpresumptuousnesspertnessforwardnesscockinessshamelessnessinsolenceimpudencebumptiousnessimpertinenceeffronteryfacecheekcheekinessgallrudenessincivilityimpolitenessdisrespectdisrespectfulnessfamiliarityfreshnessinformal:nerveneckbrass neckchutzpahsasssassinessarchaic:assumption

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French presumpcion, from Latin praesumptio(n-) ‘anticipation’, from the verb praesumere (see presume).

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   Origin of presumption 1 1175–1225; Middle English: effrontery, supposition < Latin praesūmptiōn- (stem of praesūmptiō ) anticipation, supposition, Late Latin: presumptuousness, equivalent to praesūmpt ( us ) (past participle of praesūmere

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   PRESUMPTION meaning: 1 : a belief that something is true even though it has not been proved often + that; 2 : an act of accepting that something is true until it is proved not true often + of.

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   3 days ago · A presumption is something that is accepted as true but is not certain to be true. ...the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty. Synonyms: assumption , opinion , belief , guess More Synonyms of presumption