acceptance, belief, guess, premise, presumption, presupposition, theory
The root word of presumption is "presume." It comes from the Latin word "praesumere," which means "to take for granted."
Statutory presumption refers to a rebuttable or decisive presumption brought about by a statute.
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There was a presumption of innocence as the jurors entered the courtroom.
presumption of negligence
This is a "rebuttable presumption." This means that with the right evidence, the presumption of innocence can be overcome and a defendant found guilty.
A theory
Freud states: "My presumption that dreams can be interpreted at once puts me in opposition to the ruling theory of dreams
It is similar to the Big Bang theory. The ekpyrotic theory is, a theory that their is a parallel universe (More than one) In our universe.
This is usually considered evidence against the theory or that the theory needs adjustments. However if similar experiments of similar quality confirm the theory, this experiment may have hidden errors.
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