gratuitous assumption

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• Gratuitous — Gra*tu i*tousa. [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}] 1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gratuitous — adjective Etymology: Latin gratuitus, from gratus Date: 1656 1. a. given unearned or without recompense b. not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration c. costing nothing ; free 2. not called for by the circumstances ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Gratuitously — Gratuitous Gra*tu i*tousa. [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}] 1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gratuitousness — Gratuitous Gra*tu i*tousa. [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}] 1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• supererogatory — supererogatory, gratuitous, uncalled for, wanton are comparable when they mean given or done freely and without compulsion or provocation or without warrant or justification. Supererogatory basically implies a giving above or beyond what is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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• postulation — n. 1. Gratuitous assumption, supposition. 2. Supplication, intercession, solicitation, request. 3. Suit, cause …   New dictionary of synonyms