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premise: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church presumption: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
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Arms of Assumption. [See under ARMS.]
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In tort law, a defense to a personal injury suit. The essence of the defense is that the plaintiff assumed the known risk of whatever dangerous condition caused the injury.
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1. An axiom or statement, not necessarily true but put forward and taken to be true to enable further analysis of a hypothesis, or for the purposes of investigating what follows in relation to a theory. 2. A presupposition, or the basis of an assertion, required to be true for the assertion to be true. Assumptions are often unstated or even unknown, but implied by the associated theory or argument. Almost all thought processes and knowledge are based upon some assumptions. ...
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| assumption of risk |
One of the common law defenses available to an individual. For instance, one person riding with another in an automobile has generally "assumed the risk" and, therefore, has no action against the driver of the vehicle should an accident occur. This is a common law concept and has been modified by recent case law and by statute in some jurisdictions. (LE)
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