presumption

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  1. noun Behavior or attitude that is boldly arrogant or offensive; effrontery.
  2. noun The act of presuming or accepting as true.
  3. noun Acceptance or belief based on reasonable evidence; assumption or supposition.
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  • It is probable they were women not above the middle size, and my reason for this presumption is the following: I was sometimes appointed to lay out the clean clothes for all the nuns in the Convent on Saturday evening, and was always directed to lay by two suits for the prisoners. —  Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published
  • They have frequently been so, both in other countries and in England; but in all disputes between them and their rulers, the presumption is at least upon a par in favor of the people. —  James Otis The Pre-Revolutionist
  • This presumption is a weak canon of statutory interpretation that suggests that the burden of proof for preemption is on the party who seeks the doctrine's protection. —  FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
  • Decisions to proceed with certain types of research should not be taken within the magic circle of "the academy", where the presumption is always in favour of enhancing knowledge rather than taking precautions. —  Cosmic Log
  • This presumption is a "rebuttable claim," and the 5th Circuit rebuts it primarily with: United States v. Blue Sea Line. —  AltWeeklies.com Site Feed
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  1. Middle English presumpcion, from Old French, from Late Latin praesūmptiō, praesūmptiōn-, from Latin, anticipation, from praesūmptus, past participle of praesūmere, to anticipate; see presume.

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  1. from Old French presumption, French présomption = Spanish presuncion = Portuguese presumpção = Italian presunzione, from Latin præsumptio(n-), a taking beforehand, an anticipation, from præsumere, past participle præsumptus, presume: see presume.
 

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