asseveration

as·sev·er·ate

A0473700 (ə-sĕv′ə-rāt′)tr.v. as·sev·er·at·ed, as·sev·er·at·ing, as·sev·er·ates To declare seriously or positively; affirm.

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[Latin assevērāre, assevērāt- : ad-, ad- + sevērus, serious; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·sev′er·a′tion n.as·sev′er·a′tive (-ə-rā′tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj.

asseveration

the solemn affirmation of the truth of a statement. — asseverator, n. — asseverative, adj.See also: Law

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asseveration - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)assertion, avermentdeclaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)claim - an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"claim - an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"accusation, charge - an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"contention - a point asserted as part of an argumentipse dixit, ipsedixitism - an unsupported dogmatic assertionaffirmation, avouchment, avowal - a statement asserting the existence or the truth of somethingtestimony - an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"disaffirmation, denial - the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

asseveration

nounThe act of asserting positively:affirmation, allegation, assertion, averment, claim, declaration, statement.

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