Assumptions (8)
I believe the answer is:
premises
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">assumptions</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('premise' can be a synonym of 'assumption')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for premises that I've seen before include "Building, place of business" , "A business's site and buildings" , "establishment" , "States" , "Buildings occupied by businesses" .)