English noun: presumption |
1. | presumption (cognition) an assumption that is taken for granted |
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| Synonyms | given, precondition |
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| Broader (hypernym) | assumption, supposal, supposition |
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2. | presumption (cognition) (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed |
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| Broader (hypernym) | illation, inference |
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| Domain category | jurisprudence, law |
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3. | presumption (attribute) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to |
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| Samples | He despised them for their presumptuousness.
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| Synonyms | assumption, effrontery, presumptuousness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | audaciousness, audacity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | uppishness, uppityness |
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4. | presumption (act) a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming |
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| Samples | His presumption was intolerable.
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| Broader (hypernym) | discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity |
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