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noun (n)

• (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  predication
  

  source: wordnet30
• a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  petition, request
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.(noun)

  source: webster1913