👉 In the context of legal proceedings, an "assumption" is a statement or claim made by one party to another in a dispute. This can be either a formal agreement, a promise, or a verbal acknowledgment. Assumptions are often used when parties have not yet been fully informed about the facts of their case and therefore cannot make a full statement. For instance, if a defendant is claiming that they were not aware that an alleged crime was committed by another party in question, they might assert
