averment (noun)

  • 1averment — I noun adjuration, adjurement, affirmance, affirmation, announcement, assertion, assertment, assertory oath, asseveration, attest, attestation, avouchment, avowal, confirmation, declaration, formulation, instrument in proof, positive declaration …

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  • 2averment — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of averring 2. something that is averred ; affirmation …

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  • 3averment — noun a) The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion. b) verification; establishment by evidence. Syn: affirmation, asseveration, assertion, declaration …

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  • 4averment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of asserting positively: affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, claim, declaration, statement. See AFFIRM …

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  • 5averment — [ə və:m(ə)nt] noun formal an affirmation or allegation. ↘Law a formal statement including an offer of proof or substantiation …

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  • 6averment — /əˈvɜmənt/ (say uh vermuhnt) noun 1. the act of averring. 2. a positive statement. 3. Law an allegation …

  • 7asseveration — noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) • Syn: ↑assertion, ↑averment • Derivationally related forms: ↑asseverate, ↑aver (for: ↑averment), ↑assert …

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  • 8ipsedixitism — noun an unsupported dogmatic assertion • Syn: ↑ipse dixit • Hypernyms: ↑assertion, ↑averment, ↑asseveration * * * sə̇d.ˌizəm noun ( s) : dogmatic assertion or a …

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  • 9asseveration — noun /əˌsɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən,æsˌɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ An earnest affirmation or declaration of support. Syn: averment, avowal See Also: assever, asseverate …

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  • 10assertion — noun a) The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced. b) Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of ones rights or prerogatives …

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