meaning of presumptions

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.
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.
5.
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was ">intolerable"


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