Difference between presume and presumption
Definitions
verb
- take liberties or act with too much confidence
- take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
- constitute reasonable evidence for
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
Examples
In defamation the falsity of the libel or slander is presumed; but justification is a complete defence.
Unlike the phrenologists of the 19th century, DeYoung's team doesn't presume to know whether differences in the size of a brain region give rise to unique personality characteristics, or whether our personality differences cause our brains to develop in unique ways - say, that when we practice random acts of kindness, our "agreeableness" center grows larger, or that a lifetime of social isolation might cause a region associated with
Neither the eparch nor the garrison commander presumed to quarrel with Rhavas or to shout out Stylianos 'name.
Definitions
noun
- an assumption that is taken for granted
- a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
- (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
Examples
Many of us are highly educated and your presumptions are most insulting.
They can't say conclusively he's not alive, and the presumption is they must aggressively pursue every avenue of this case.
For the life of me, I cannot fathom your continued application of the irrebuttable presumption that any individual held and interrogated by the admin is necessarily a murderer or an aider of a murderer.
