First Known Use: 13th century
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presumption
noun pre·sump·tion \pri-ˈzəm(p)-shən\
: a belief that something is true even though it has not been proved
law : an act of accepting that something is true until it is proved not true
: willingness to do something without the right or permission to do it
Full Definition of PRESUMPTION
1
: presumptuous attitude or conduct : audacity
2
a : an attitude or belief dictated by probability : assumption b : the ground, reason, or evidence lending probability to a belief
3
: a legal inference as to the existence or truth of a fact not certainly known that is drawn from the known or proved existence of some other fact
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Origin of PRESUMPTION
Middle English presumpcioun, from Anglo-French presumption, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin praesumption-, praesumptio presumptuous attitude, from Latin, assumption, from praesumere
Related to PRESUMPTION
- Synonyms
- audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brass, brassiness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah (also chutzpa or hutzpah or hutzpa), crust, face, gall, nerve, nerviness, pertness, effrontery, presumptuousness, sauce, sauciness, temerity
PRESUMPTION Defined for Kids
presumption
noun pre·sump·tion \pri-ˈzəmp-shən\
Definition of PRESUMPTION for Kids
1
: behavior or attitude going beyond what is proper
2
: a strong reason for believing something to be so
3
: something believed to be so but not proved
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