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1. The action of taking upon oneself of more than is warranted by one's position, right, or ability; forward or over-confident opinion or conduct; arrogance, pride, effrontery, assurance: Little Timmy had the presumption to answer the principal's question in quite a nasty and insolent way.
2. The assumption of taking something for granted, also that which is assumed to be, or to be true, on probable evidence; a belief deduced from facts or experience; assumed probability, supposition, expectation: Mr. Timmons made his presumptions of the issue at hand before he knew all the information concerning the circumstances of the problem.
3. In law, the inference of a fact not certainly known: The statement that James was guilty was just a presumption because not all the details concerning the case were known and proven.
4. In law, the assumption of the truth of anything until the contrary is proved or an inference established by the law as universally applicable to certain circumstances: The presumption that a defendant is innocent of committing murder is given until he or she is proven guilty.
5. A reason for believing; likely evidence: The presumption that Tom kicked his ball through the neighbor's window was probable because he was playing ball in his backyard at the time when the neighbor's window was broken!
2. The assumption of taking something for granted, also that which is assumed to be, or to be true, on probable evidence; a belief deduced from facts or experience; assumed probability, supposition, expectation: Mr. Timmons made his presumptions of the issue at hand before he knew all the information concerning the circumstances of the problem.
3. In law, the inference of a fact not certainly known: The statement that James was guilty was just a presumption because not all the details concerning the case were known and proven.
4. In law, the assumption of the truth of anything until the contrary is proved or an inference established by the law as universally applicable to certain circumstances: The presumption that a defendant is innocent of committing murder is given until he or she is proven guilty.
5. A reason for believing; likely evidence: The presumption that Tom kicked his ball through the neighbor's window was probable because he was playing ball in his backyard at the time when the neighbor's window was broken!
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em-, emp-, empt-; sump-, -sum-
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pre-, prae-
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presumption, presumptive, presumptuous
presumption (pri ZUHMP shuhn) (noun)
1. The inference of fact based on information that is founded on other factual information: The lawyers agreed on the presumption of certain knowledge supported by the hospital reports.
2. A belief or attitude based on probability: In Shelby's country, there is a presumption of innocence until proven otherwise in the legal system.
3. Audaciousness or discourteousness: It was a presumption on Jack's part to think that tennis shoes were appropriate for the luncheon at the hotel.
2. A belief or attitude based on probability: In Shelby's country, there is a presumption of innocence until proven otherwise in the legal system.
3. Audaciousness or discourteousness: It was a presumption on Jack's part to think that tennis shoes were appropriate for the luncheon at the hotel.
presumptive (pri ZUHMP tiv) (adjective)
Descriptive of something embryonic, small, or immature in nature, but capable of developing normally: Marie was the heir presumptive to a fortune whenever she would complete her education.
presumptuous (pri ZUHMP choo uhs) (adjective)
Pertaining to a person who steps out of bounds of appropriate and expected behavior: Samuel's loud and crude language was considered presumptuous in the quietness of the library board meeting.
It is presumptuous of Jeffrey to say anything to the press about the presumption that the prison was going to close because any discussion about prison closings is still in its presumptive stages.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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