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Premise
Premise
n.
A
proposition
antecedently
supposed
or
proved
;
something
previously
stated
or
assumed
as
the
basis
of
further
argument
; a
condition
; a
supposition
.
Premise
n.
Either
of
the
first
two
propositions
of a
syllogism
,
from
which
the
conclusion
is
drawn
.
Premise
n.
Matters
previously
stated
or
set
forth
;
esp
.,
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
.
Premise
n.
A
piece
of
real
estate
; a
building
and
its
adjuncts
; as, to
lease
premises
; to
trespass
on
another
's
premises
.
Premise
n.
To
send
before
the
time
, or
beforehand
;
hence
, to
cause
to be
before
something
else
; to
employ
previously
.
Premise
n.
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
.
Premise
v. i.
To
make
a
premise
; to
set
forth
something
as a
premise
.
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