presumption

/prɪzˈʌmpʃʌn/

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Noun
an assumption that is taken for granted
Noun
(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
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audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
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a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"

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