Legal Definition and Related Resources of Hypothesis

A supposition; an assumption; a theory set up by the prosecution or defense as an explanation of the facts in evidence .

noun

• assertion
• assignment of cause
• assumption
• conclusion drawn from accepted truths
• coniectura
• conjecture
• deduction
• guess
• inference
• postulate
• postulation
• speculation
• suggestion
• supposai
• supposition
• surmise
• tentative explanation
• tentative law
• theory
• thesis
• unproved theory

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Definition of Hypothesis

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Hypothesis: A testable statement (i.e., it may be true or false) of a specific relationship between or among variables. In the classic model of science this testable statement is deduced from a theory. See: HYPOTHETICO-DEDUCTIVE MODEL OF SCIENCE in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law.

Hypothesis: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Hypothesis. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada