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Presumption

British pronunciation/pɹɪsˈʌmpʃən/
American pronunciation/pɹiˈzəmpʃən/, /pɹɪˈzəmpʃən/
Presumption
[NOUN]
1

a belief that something is true without any proof

synonyms : given
precondition
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2

a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming

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3

a type of behavior where someone displays arrogance and does not respect the boundaries or rules set by others

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4

(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

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Examples
1For us, our presumptions make real sense.
2Presumption is defined a lot of different ways.
3So the presumption is for entitlement to your children.
4Well, actually, every liberal democracy has a presumption of innocence.
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