• ensue: intr.v.; ensued, ensuing, ensues; 1. to follow as consequence or result. 2. to take place subsequently.
• premise: noun; 1. a proposition upon which a conclusion is drawn. 2. logic a. one of the propositions in a deductive argument. b. either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. 3. premises law the preliminary or explanatory statements or facts of a document, as in a deed. 4. premises a land and the buildings on it. b. a building or part of a building.

verb premised, premising, premises; 1. to state in advance as an introduction or explanation. 2. to state or assume as a proposition in an argument. verb intr.; to make a premise.

• deductive: adj.; 1. on or based on deduction. 2. using or involving deduction in reasoning.
• deduction: noun; 1. the act of deducing; subtraction. . . .
• deduce: transitive verb; 1. to reach (a conclusion) by reasoning. 2. to infer from a general principle; reason deductively. 3. to trace the origin or derivation of.