presumption
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The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.
Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.
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.
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.
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There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.
It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.
We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smellof smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered.
People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in the checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.
Presumption first blinds a man, and then sets him a running.