PRESUMPTION

presumption

(noun) a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; “his presumption was intolerable”

presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption

(noun) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; “he despised them for their presumptuousness”

presumption

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

given, presumption, precondition

(noun) an assumption that is taken for granted

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

presumption (countable and uncountable, plural presumptions)

the act of presuming, or something presumed

the belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true

the condition upon which something is presumed

(dated) arrogant behaviour; the act of venturing beyond due bounds of reverence or respect

(legal) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by legislative or judicial law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.

Synonyms

• overhope

Source: Wiktionary

Pre*sump"tion, n. Etym: [L. praesumptio: cf. F. présomption, OF. also presumpcion. See Presume.]

1. The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.

2. Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.

3. That which is presumed or assumed; that which is supposed or believed to be real or true, on evidence that is probable but not conclusive. "In contradiction to these very plausible presumptions." De Quincey.

4. The act of venturing beyond due beyond due bounds; an overstepping of the bounds of reverence, respect, or courtesy; forward, overconfident, or arrogant opinion or conduct; presumptuousness; arrogance; effrontery. Thy son I killed for his presumption. Shak. I had the presumption to dedicate to you a very unfinished piece. Dryden. Conclusive presumption. See under Conclusive.

– Presumption of fact (Law), an argument of a fact from a fact; an inference as to the existence of one fact not certainly known, from the existence of some other fact known or proved, founded on a previous experience of their connection; supposition of the truth or real existence of something, without direct or positive proof of the fact, but grounded on circumstantial or probable evidence which entitles it to belief. Burrill. Best. Wharton.

– Presumption of law (Law), a postulate applied in advance to all cases of a particular class; e. g., the presumption of innocence and of regularity of records. Such a presumption is rebuttable or irrebuttable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition