(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
<noun.attribute> he despised them for their presumptuousness
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
<noun.act> his presumption was intolerable
Presumption \Pre*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [L. praesumptio: cf. F. pr['e]somption, OF. also presumpcion. See {Presume}.] 1. The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.
2. Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.
3. 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. ``In contradiction to these very plausible presumptions.'' --De Quincey.
4. 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.
Thy son I killed for his presumption. --Shak.
I had the presumption to dedicate to you a very unfinished piece. --Dryden.
{Conclusive presumption}. See under {Conclusive}.
{Presumption of fact} (Law), an argument of a fact from a fact; an inference as to the existence of one fact not certainly known, from the existence of some other fact known or proved, founded on a previous experience of their connection; supposition of the truth or real existence of something, without direct or positive proof of the fact, but grounded on circumstantial or probable evidence which entitles it to belief. --Burrill. --Best. --Wharton.
{Presumption of law} (Law), a postulate applied in advance to all cases of a particular class; e. g., the presumption of innocence and of regularity of records. Such a presumption is rebuttable or irrebuttable.
Its abolition would reflect the presumption of innocence, it said.
Williams now needs to generate cash from its basic operations. The presumption is that there will be a large beneficial effect from increased volumes once recovery gets under way. Yet Williams still does not seem to have much scope to raise prices.
As for Pneumo Abex, he says: "The idea that you can buy something you have never managed and assume you are going to liquidate is a lousy presumption."
And he proposed that the parliamentary ombudsman should police Whitehall's performance in opening up access to information. True, the white paper proposes a lengthy list of exemptions from the presumption of access to official information.
His conceit is the presumption that "international law exists," not merely as an idea, but as law.
"The principle she felt bound with is the presumption that you can't supplant a competent loving family member with a stranger," said Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Minnesota.
The company had ordered merchandise on the presumption that it would sell $800 million worth of goods last year, he said, and couldn't halt deliveries.
The presumption is that King is expecting to run off GTG Entertainment's "USA Today: The Television Show," which was pummeled by critics after its debut a month ago.
In the new panel's deliberations, there would be a presumption of validity for the emergency board's recommendations.
The presumption of just-war theory is against the use of military force.
"There's a presumption that he wouldn't be doing this unless there were a reason, some change in policy, some thought as to where they're going," said one Democratic leadership aide, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Although the judge found evidence of coercion on the part of Macy's, she said, there was no automatic presumption of an antitrust violation because there was no agreement on a specific price or price level.
"I thought there was a presumption of innocence in this country," replied Dukakis.
That letter emphasizes that Catholic tradition does not rule out the use of force absolutely, but it does make a clear presumption against war.
The point is not that there is proof that spending on management development does not work, but rather that the opposite presumption is unfounded. The warning is timely.
Most of it consisted of wrangles about environmental aid to the Third World and the ins and outs of bio-diversity, something few people had even heard of before Rio. Yet the presumption must be that Rio will have some sort of impact.
Absent distinct and identifiable third-party effects, such voluntary arrangements should carry a presumption of fairness and efficiency.
An announcement that the two had agreed to negotiations was expected by the end of this week. One British diplomat said: 'The general presumption is that the Chinese have differences of opinion within their own camp.
The law currently applies only to high-ranking executive branch officials, based on the presumption the Justice Department would have a conflict-of-interest when called upon to investigate allegations against administration officials.
Neither does it mean that you should not back your hunch if you find what you think is a very cheap house in a good situation. But the presumption that you should always buy if you are able to do so has surely gone.
Wide area network sales to China and the Soviet Union still will be subject to more stringent reviews, but would carry a presumption for approval if solely for civilian use.
'The aim should be to secure the best services at least cost.' Such a changing role of local government, the paper says, significantly altered the presumption that there was an ideal size of authority for the efficient delivery of services.
Still, Judge Goldberg writes, a mismatch by itself isn't enough for the usual "presumption of correctness" that imposes the burden of proof on taxpayers; the IRS must make a "final foray for truth" to back up its notice.
"What pilots can't accept is the presumption of guilt that goes with random testing," said John Mazor, a spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association.
"It means the Democrats have a presumption to overcome" in the presidential campaign.
This establishes a double presumption of innocence for Mr. Casey.
That limit wouldn't apply to programs the networks produce themselves. In addition, the Justice Department supported an option to review the modified rules after four years, with the presumption that they should be eliminated.
White said that if Feiock would purge his jail sentence by making up his missed payments, "then his proceeding is civil in nature" and the state law presumption would not violate due-process rights.
We agree with that presumption and will continue to urge that it be enforced.
One of them is the presumption of innocence," he added.