PRESUMPTION
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1S1U1M3P3T1I1O1N1 = 17
Definition
- noun an assumption that is taken for granted. — synonyms: given, precondition
- noun (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed.
- noun audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. — synonyms: presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption
- noun a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming.
Examples
- “he despised them for their presumptuousness”
- “his presumption was intolerable”
- “The presumption is that an event has taken place.”