presumptively
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7.4
- adverb
- /prɪˈzʌmpʃənˌtivli/
:
presuntivamente
- Unless, for instance, we knowingly and voluntarily break the law, we are presumptively entitled to these rights.
- presumptively unconstitutional
- presumptively enforceable
Examples
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Consider again the principle that content-based regulation of speech is presumptively unconstitutional.
Academic text (2001) -
Documents that are filed with the court are presumptively available for public access.
Academic text (2007) -
A theory that survives a variety of empirical challenges can be accepted, at least presumptively.
Academic text (2013) -
Such contracts are presumptively enforceable and, where enforceable, are subject to specific enforcement.
Academic text (2007) -
Second, and more surprisingly, courts should presumptively enforce promises when parties intend them to be enforceable under contract law.
Academic text (2018) -
First, where the government regulates the content of indisputably expressive activity, such as scientific publication, the regulation is presumptively unconstitutional.
Academic text (2017) -
Pedagogical and curricular choices are presumptively the prerogatives of parents, teachers, school boards, and school administrators, not unelected federal judges.
Academic text (2010) -
Documents that are filed with the court are presumptively available for public access.
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Unless we knowingly and voluntarily break the law, we are presumptively entitled to these rights.
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A theory that survives a variety of empirical challenges can be accepted, at least presumptively.
Synonyms
406
3.4
Said to be true but not certain
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4.3
To say that something is likely but not certain
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6.3
In a way that seems likely from the facts
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8.1
In a way that people believe is true but is not proven
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6.7
To say people think something is true without clear proof
In a way that shows someone accepts something as true without proof
Using careful thought and signs instead of seeing something directly
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
presumptively = presumptive (transparent) = presume + ive + ly
Forming an adverb with the productive suffix '-ly' from the adjective 'presumptive' is a regular and predictable step.
Etymology
The word presumptively comes from presume, which has pre- meaning 'before' and a root that meant 'to take', so to presume is to 'take' something as true before you have full proof, much like 'assume'. So if something is done presumptively, it is treated as true by reasonable assumption until evidence shows otherwise.