- (n.) Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) The act of presuming or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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