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Definitions for Premises
[1] Also prem·iss. Logic . a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
[2] premises, a tract of land including its buildings. a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances. the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest.
[3] Law . a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds. an earlier statement in a document. (in a bill in equity) the statement of facts upon which the complaint is based.
[4] to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation.
[5] to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.
[6] to state or assume a premise.
[7] a piece of land together with its buildings, esp considered as a place of business
[8] law (in a deed, etc) the matters referred to previously; the aforesaid; the foregoing the introductory part of a grant, conveyance, etc
[9] law (in the US) the part of a bill in equity that states the names of the parties, details of the plaintiff's claims, etc
[10] Also: premiss logic a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn
[11] (when tr, may take a clause as object) to state or assume (a proposition) as a premise in an argument, theory, etc
Words related to Premises
premiseoffice, house, scene, terrace, home, campus, layout, zone, fix, pad, establishment, flat, plant, hangout, spot, joint, lay, land, roof, place
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Origin of Premises
1325–75; Middle English premiss < Medieval Latin praemissa, noun use of feminine of Latin praemissus past participle of praemittere to send before, equivalent to prae- pre- + mittere to send. See dismiss, remiss
Words that may be confused with Premises
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Other words from Premises
re·prem·ise , verb, re·prem·ised, re·prem·is·ing.
Word origin for Premises
C14: from Old French prémisse, from Medieval Latin praemissa sent on before, from Latin praemittere to dispatch in advance, from prae before + mittere to send
Synonyms for Premises
bounds, campus, digs, establishment, fix, flat, hangout, home, house, joint, land, lay, layout, limits, office, pad, place, plant, property, roof, scene, site, spot, terrace, turf, zone, neck of the woods, real estate