Premise

Meaning

Noun

●

A

or

; something

or

as the

of further

; a

; a supposition.

●

In Logic:

Any of the first

of a

, from which the

is deduced.

●

In Law:

Matters

or

; especially, that part in the

of a

, the

of which is to

the

and

, and the

or

or

,

the

;

or

.

●

A

of

; a

and its adjuncts.

●

The

that

the

of a

or other story.

Verb

●

To state or

something as a

to an argument.

●

To make a premise.

●

To

beforehand, or as

to the main

; to

, as

or

in understanding what follows.

●

To

before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before

; to

previously.

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