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noun
The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
verification; establishment by evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: assertion, asseveration
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Broader terms: declaration
Narrower terms: claim, accusation, charge, contention, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, avowal, avouchment, affirmation, testimony, denial, disaffirmation
History
From Middle English averement, from Old French averrement, averement, from averer (Modern French avérer).
