Definition & Meaning | English word SUMPTION
SUMPTION
Definitions of SUMPTION
- (rare) A taking.
- (obsolete) The major premise of a syllogism.
Number of letters
8
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using SUMPTION in a Sentence
- In 2013 there was a systemic review of these authorities in Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd and Lord Sumption distinguished between cases of truly "piercing the corporate veil" and situations where it was held that the company was essentially an agent for a wrongdoer or held property on trust.
- Sumption suggests the immediate cause for Pembroke's attack was his recent experiences in "frustrating and underfunded campaigns" while, at home, as the writer of a contemporary French tract colourfully put it, "the clergy reposed peacefully beneath shady canopies elegantly scoffing fat delicacies".
- Guests who have appeared on the podcast include Thomas Piketty, Marilynne Robinson, Lord Jonathan Sumption, Michael Sandel, Margaret Macmillan, Charles Taylor, Minouche Shafik, Martin Rees, Rowan Williams, Iain McGilchrist, Maryanne Wolf, Alan Rusbridger, and Stefan Dercon.
- Notable members include Lord Sumption, Lord Alexander, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Sir Richard Aikens, Lord Lloyd Jones, Sir Peregrine Simon, Sir Christopher Clarke, Lord Lyell, Sir Paul Walker, Sir Andrew Popplewell, Lord Leggatt and Sir Gerald Barling.
- The divisional court unanimously rejected the government's argument in robust terms (which were subsequently upheld 8-3 (Neuberger, Hale, Mance, Kerr, Clarke, Sumption, Wilson, Hodge) by an 11-justice panel (Reed, Carnwath and Hughes dissenting) of the Supreme Court).
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