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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.

(3):

(n.) Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition; as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.

(4):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Presumption'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/presumption.html. 1828.
 
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