Premise
Word | PREMISE |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | pre mise prem ise |
Pronunciations | /ˈpɹɛ.mɪs/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Premise"
What do we mean by premise?
A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. noun
One of the propositions in a deductive argument. noun
Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. noun
Land, the buildings on it, or both the land and the buildings on it. noun
A building or particular portion of a building. noun
The part of a deed that states the details of the conveyance of the property. noun
To provide a basis for; base. intransitive verb
To state or assume as a proposition in an argument. intransitive verb
To state in advance as an introduction or explanation. intransitive verb
To set forth or make known beforehand, as introductory to the main subject; offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; lay down as an antecedent proposition.
To send before the time.
To state premises; preface an argument or other discourse with premises.
A judgment causing another judgment; a proposition belief in which leads to the belief in another proposition called a conclusion; a proposition from which, with or without others, something is inferred or concluded. noun
A condition set forth; a supposition. noun
Plural In law, what has been stated before or above (in a document); the aforesaid. noun
Hence plural The subject of a conveyance; lands and houses or tenements; a house or building and the outhouses and places belonging to it. noun
To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously. transitive verb
To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings. transitive verb
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
(usually in the plural) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
(usually in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.
(authorship) The fundamental concept that drives the plot of a film or other story.
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