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presumption
[ pri-zuhmp-shuhn ]
/ prÉȘËzÊmp ÊÉn /
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Origin of presumption
OTHER WORDS FROM presumption
o·ver·pre·sump·tion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH presumption
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British Dictionary definitions for presumption
presumption
/ (prÉȘËzÊmpÊÉn) /
noun
the act of presuming
bold or insolent behaviour or manners
a belief or assumption based on reasonable evidence
a ground or basis on which to presume
law an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved, admitted, or judicially noticed
Word Origin for presumption
C13: via Old French from Latin praesumptià a using in advance, anticipation, from praesëmere to take beforehand; see presume
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