The meaning of PRESUMPTION is presumptuous attitude or conduct : audacity. How to use presumption in a sentence.

PRESUMPTION definition: the act of presuming. presuming. See examples of presumption used in a sentence.

Definition of presumption noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

PRESUMPTION definition: 1. the act of believing that something is true without having any proof: 2. the act of believing…. Learn more.

If you describe someone's behaviour as presumption, you disapprove of it because they are doing something that they have no right to do.

presumption, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

In English law, a conclusive presumption is a presumption of law that cannot be rebutted by evidence and must be taken to be the case whatever the evidence to the contrary.

1. to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted.

The presumption is that the thief had a key to the store. There was a widespread presumption that she would appoint him as her successor. The trial was unfair from the beginning because there was no …

1 day ago · presume (third-person singular simple present presumes, present participle presuming, simple past and past participle presumed) (transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) …