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  • 121presume — pre·sume /pri züm/ vt pre·sumed, pre·sum·ing: to suppose to be true without proof or before inquiry: accept as a presumption must presume the defendant is innocent Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 122speculate — spec·u·late / spe kyə ˌlāt/ vb lat·ed, lat·ing vi 1: to theorize on the basis of insufficient evidence ◇ A jury is not permitted to speculate on a matter about which insufficient evidence has been presented in reaching its verdict. 2: to assume a …

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  • 123theorize — index assume (suppose), derive (deduce), generalize, guess, opine, ponder, postulate …

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  • 124announce — I verb acquaint, advertise, advise, affirm, allege, annunciate, apprise, assert, asservate, aver, broadcast, bruit, bulletin, circulate, communicate, contend, convey, declare, disabuse, disclose, disseminate, enunciate, foretell, give out, herald …

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  • 125announce in advance — index anticipate (prognosticate), predict, presage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 126augurate — index portend, presage, prognosticate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 127bode — index portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, threaten Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 128expect — I (anticipate) verb await, bargain for, be certain, be confident, be prepared, calculate upon, count on, expectare, have in prospect, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, provide for, reckon on, sperare, wait for, watch for associated …

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