casual obsever wrote:
rekrunner wrote:
If you want the exact word, the CAS “presumes” intent. In this case, “pretend” is an accurate synonym.
Not at all. Presume means more than assume and a lot more than pretend.
Wait - I looked it up for you ("presumed synonym"):
presume [prəˈz(y)o͞om]
VERB
presumed (past tense) · presumed (past participle)
1. suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
2. be audacious enough to do something.
2. does not apply here.
1 fits nicely imho. Sounds very similar to "the standard of proof shall be by balance of probability", see article 92 of the CAS decision.
In other news: there's still no rekrunner as a Shelby donor...
“suppose” fits (a belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption or hypothesis)
But what is missing is “the basis”, as none of the probabilities considered by the CAS had to do with “intention”
Some more definitions from Merriam-Webster:
- to suppose to be true without proof
- to take for granted : IMPLY
- to form an opinion from little or no evidence
- to take as true or as a fact without actual proof