His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.
Their assumption of his guilt disqualified them from jury duty.
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assumption — I (adoption) noun acceptance, acquisition, receiving, reception, recipience, selection, taking on, undertaking associated concepts: assumpsit on quantum meruit, assumption agreement, assumption of debt, assumption of facts, assumption of… … Law dictionary
Assumption — As*sump tion (?; 215), n. [OE. assumpcioun a taking up into heaven, L. assumptio a taking, fr. assumere: cf. F. assomption. See {Assume}.] 1. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one s self; the act of taking up or adopting. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Assumption — ist: Mariä Aufnahme in den Himmel, Mariä Himmelfahrt, Assumtione Beatä Mariä Virginis, und den Festtag, den 15. August namentlich: Assumption (Illinois), eine Stadt in Illinois Assumption (Ohio), eine Stadt in Ohio Assomption (Seychellen), die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Assumption — Assumption, IL U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 1261 Housing Units (2000): 607 Land area (2000): 0.879889 sq. miles (2.278902 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.879889 sq. miles (2.278902… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Assumption, IL — U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 1261 Housing Units (2000): 607 Land area (2000): 0.879889 sq. miles (2.278902 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.879889 sq. miles (2.278902 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
assumption — [n1] taking something for granted; something expected acceptance, accepting, assuming, belief, conjecture, expectation, fancy, guess, hunch, hypothesis, inference, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, presupposition, shot*, shot… … New thesaurus
Assumption — Assumption, The 1.) in the ↑Roman Catholic religion, the Assumption is when the Virgin Mary (=Jesus mother) went up into heaven, without dying first 2.) the day (15 August) on which this event is celebrated … Dictionary of contemporary English
assumption — c.1300, the reception, uncorrupted, of the Virgin Mary into Heaven, also the Church festival (Aug. 15) commemorating this, Feast of the Assumption, from O.Fr. assumpcion and directly from L. assumptionem (nom. assumptio) a taking, receiving, noun … Etymology dictionary
assumption — ► NOUN 1) a thing that is assumed to be true. 2) the action of assuming responsibility or control. 3) (Assumption) the reception of the Virgin Mary bodily into heaven, according to Roman Catholic doctrine … English terms dictionary
Assumption — (spr. Assommschenn), Kirchspiel im nordamerikanischen Staate Louisiana, 15 QM., Boden fruchtbar (angeschwemmtes Land); Producte: Mais, Zucker Orangen, Rindvieh; Verret See, 21/2 Meilen lang, 3/4 Meile breit; La Fourche Kanal mit Dampfschifffahrt; … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Assumption — [ə sʌmpʃən, englisch], kleine Koralleninsel im Indischen Ozean nördlich von Madagaskar, gehört zur Republik Seychellen … Universal-Lexikon
