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assumption

noun
  1. the act of taking possession of or power over something
    “Their assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba.”
    laying claim
  2. the act of assuming or taking for granted
    “your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted”
  3. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
    presumptionpresumptuousnesseffrontery
  4. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
    “any society is built upon certain assumptions”
    suppositionsupposal
  5. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
    “Their assumption of my actions were unfounded.”
    premisepremiss