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Tacit
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Implied, inferred, understood without being expressly stated.

Tacit refers to something done or made in silence, as in a tacit agreement. A tacit understanding is manifested by the fact that no contradiction or objection is made and is thus inferred from the situation and the circumstances.


TACIT. That which, although not expressed, is understood from the nature of the thing, or from the provision of the law; implied.


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