Noun presumption has 4 senses
  1. given, presumption, precondition - an assumption that is taken for granted
    --1 is a kind of assumption, supposition, supposal
    Derived form: verb presume1
  2. presumption - (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
    --2 is a kind of
    inference, illation
    Derived form: verb presume1
  3. presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
    --3 is a kind of audacity, audaciousness
    --3 has particulars: uppityness, uppishness
    Derived form: verb presume4
  4. presumption - a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"
    --4 is a kind of
    discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
    Derived forms: verb presume2, verb presume4, verb presume1
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