presumption

(prĭ-zŭmp'shən)
n.

1. Behavior or attitude that is boldly arrogant or offensive; effrontery.
2. The act of presuming or accepting as true.
3. Acceptance or belief based on reasonable evidence; assumption or supposition.
4. A condition or basis for accepting or presuming.
5. Law. A conclusion derived from a particular set of facts based on law, rather than probable reasoning.

[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. impertinent or irritating opinion, conduct, or speech.


2. assumption made until proven incorrect; inference made from available information.

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noun

The quality of being arrogant: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbearingness, pride, pridefulness, proudness, superciliousness, superiority. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

n

Definition: belief, hypothesis
Antonyms: reality, truth

n

Definition: forwardness, daring
Antonyms: humility

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A conclusion made as to the existence or nonexistence of a fact that must be drawn from other evidence that is admitted and proven to be true. A rule of law.

If certain facts are established, a judge or jury must assume another fact that the law recognizes as a logical conclusion from the proof that has been introduced. A presumption differs from an inference, which is a conclusion that a judge or jury may draw from the proof of certain facts if such facts would lead a reasonable person of average intelligence to reach the same conclusion.

A conclusive presumption is one in which the proof of certain facts makes the existence of the assumed fact beyond dispute. The presumption cannot be rebutted or contradicted by evidence to the contrary. For example, a child younger than seven is presumed to be incapable of committing a felony. There are very few conclusive presumptions because they are considered to be a substantive rule of law, as opposed to a rule of evidence.

A rebuttable presumption is one that can be disproved by evidence to the contrary. The Federal Rules of Evidence and most state rules are concerned only with rebuttable presumptions, not conclusive presumptions.

n

An inference as to the existence of some fact, drawn from the existence of some other fact; an inference that common sense draws from circumstances usually occurring in such cases.

See words rhyming with "presumption."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - formodning, grund til at formode, dristighed, indbildskhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanmatiging, veronderstelling

Français (French)
n. - supposition, (Jur) présomption, arguments (contre, en faveur de), audace

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anmaßung, Annahme, Vermutung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπόθεση, παραδοχή, αναίδεια, ένδειξη, έπαρση, τόλμη, (νομ.) τεκμήριο

Italiano (Italian)
presunzione, arroganza, ipotesi, congettura, supposizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - presunção (f)

Русский (Russian)
самонадеянность, предположение, презумпция

Español (Spanish)
n. - atrevimiento, osadía, presunción, suposición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - antagande, sannolikhet, förmätenhet, djärvhet, arrogans, presumtion (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
冒昧, 自以为是, 放肆, 傲慢

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 冒昧, 自以為是, 放肆, 傲慢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 추정하다, 가정, 억측

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 推定, 仮定, 見込み, 可能性, でしゃばり, ずうずうしさ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) التسليم بأمر ما, فرضيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮העזה, עזות-מצח, חוצפה, הנחה, השערה, בסיס להשערה, הסקת מסקנה מעובדות ידועות‬

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