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Meanings of assumption in English
Catalan
presumptuositat Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to.
Synonyms
Examples for "presumption"
Examples for "presumption"
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The most basic tenet of American law is the presumption of innocence.
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It also maintained and took good advantage of the presumption of guilt.
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The presumption did not breed fear; it bred wrath, hot and vindictive.
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Such presumption was the natural cause and forerunner of a shameful defeat.
5
I feel there should be a presumption of risk until proven otherwise.
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It seemed to abash the ruffian, in spite of his habitual effrontery.
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For a moment, the Venerable Parakarma seemed taken aback at such effrontery.
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The cynicism and effrontery of young girls regarding marriage particularly revolted her.
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Momentarily her effrontery had given the situation into her hands-butonly momentarily.
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He had not expected opposition and such effrontery was new to him.
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Then a horror seized him at the presumptuousness of the liberty he had taken.
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Had he been punished for his presumptuousness, for his arrogance?
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Thus doth the master give free scope to his slaves, and even enjoyeth their presumptuousness.
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He laughed with bitter irony at his own presumptuousness.
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Moreover, I perceived the presumptuousness of assuming a superior air towards an established and accepted institution.
Portuguese
15 de agosto Catalan
assumpció Celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
See moreUsage of assumption in English
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For the very good reason that the basic assumption held the opposite.
2
I think a fair assumption is a constant 2000 Watt power usage.
3
However, research testing this assumption is hampered by difficulties in measuring self-care.
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Le Guin never took the easy way; she pushed on every assumption.
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These ideas rest upon the assumption of the equality of the races.
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However, the proposed methods are more robust when the assumption is violated.
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He also questioned Dow's assumption of consistently strong growth in emerging markets.
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He said the popular assumption was that children could always bounce back.
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Equally unwarranted is a similar assumption in the broader ranges of society.
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Future research could be directed to find the validity of this assumption.
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It's an easy assumption to make but wrong or at best blinkered.
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She certainly made that assumption, and she may also have been wrong.
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Prof Kiberd's assumption avoids dealing with the thorny question of defining marriage.
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But this assumption pertains to all the Persons; therefore the first also.
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By now, however, our assumption that Tink was safe began to falter.
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I'm working on the assumption that she's innocent of all these murders.
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Assumption through the time
Assumption across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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