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premise

[ prem-is ]

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noun

Also ��i��. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
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premises,
1. a tract of land including its buildings.
2. a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances.
3. the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest.
Law.
1. a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds.
2. an earlier statement in a document.
3. (in a bill in equity) the statement of facts upon which the complaint is based.

verb (used with object)

premised, premising.

to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation.
to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.
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verb (used without object)

premised, premising.

to state or assume a premise.

premise

noun

Alsopremiss logic a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn

verb

when tr, may take a clause as object to state or assume (a proposition) as a premise in an argument, theory, etc

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Other Word Forms

��·��i�� verb repremised repremising

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Word History and Origins

Origin of premise¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English premiss, from Medieval Latin praemissa, noun use of feminine of Latin praemissus, past participle of praemittere “to send before,” equivalent to prae- “before, in front, ahead,” + mittere “to send”; pre-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of premise¹

C14: from Old French ��é��, from Medieval Latin praemissa sent on before, from Latin praemittere to dispatch in advance, from prae before + mittere to send

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Ms Mulvanny said a search of the defendant's home found a number of knives, several of which had been hidden around the premises.

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The US accepted the premise of this Russian argument and is now deep in the weeds of a potential ceasefire proposal.

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One of the premises of conservation biology is that all species have value.

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A BBC building in Belfast city centre was placed into lockdown for a short time after a group of protesters made their way onto the premises on Tuesday morning.

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Police are still investigating some of the incidents relating to theft and damage of defibrillators at Mr Finch's businesses premises.

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