What is the meaning of presumption?

noun

  • An assumption that is taken for granted.
  • Law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed. (
  • Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to.
    • usage: "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
  • A kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming.
    • usage: "his presumption was intolerable"
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