presumption
/pɹɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/ noun
Forms presumptions
- noun The act of presuming, or something presumed.
- noun The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true. “The presumption is that an event has taken place.”
- noun The condition upon which something is presumed.
- noun (dated) Arrogant behaviour; the act of venturing beyond due bounds of reverence or respect.
- noun (law) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.
Synonyms
overhope given precondition presumptuousness effrontery assumption
Etymology
From pre- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from Middle English presumpcioun, presumption, from Old French presumption and its etymon Latin praesūmptiō.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.
- noun Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.
Etymology [L. praesumptio: cf. F. présomption, OF. also presumpcion. See Presume.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “presumption”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details