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af·firm /ə-'fərm/ vt1: to assert as true or factual2: to assert (as a judgment) as valid or confirmedvi1: to make a solemn declaration under the penalties of perjury in place of swearing an oath to which one conscientiously objects2: to uphold the judgment or actions of a lower courtthe appeals court affirm edaf·fir·mance /ə-'fər-məns/ naf·fir·ma·tion /ˌa-fər-'mā-shən/ n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(claim) verb
assert, asseverate, aver, declare to be fact, enunciate, establish, express, make a positive statement, make an assertion, proclaim, profess, pronounce, state, state positively, state with conviction
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(declare solemnly) verb
asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, depone, depose, give oral evidence, give sworn evidence, give verbal evidence, make a solemn declaration, make an asseveration, make an attestation, make an averment, pronounce, take one's oath, testify, vouch
associated concepts: affirm a contract
foreign phrases:
- Affirmanti, non neganti, incumbit probatio. — The proof is borne by the person who affirms, rather than the person who denies.- Affirmantis est probare. — He who is affirming must prove- Ei incumbit probatio, qui dicit, non qui negat; cum per rerum naturam factum negantis probatio nulla sit. — The burden of proof lies upon him who asserts it, not upon him who denies, since, by the nature of things, he who denies a fact cannot produce any proof of itIII (uphold) verb adfirmare, approve, authenticate, certify, confirm, confirmare, endorse, establish, make firm, ratify, substantiate, support, sustain, validate, verify, vouch for, warrant associated concepts: affirm a judicial decision, affirm on appeal, affirmed in part, affirmed in whole IV index accept (assent), accredit, acknowledge (declare), admit (concede), allege, annunciate, approve, argue, assert, assure (insure), attest, authorize, avouch (avow), avow, bear (adduce), certify (attest), claim (maintain), concede, concur (agree), consent, contend (maintain), convey (communicate), corroborate, countenance, declare, depose (testify), enunciate, express, indorse, mention, notarize, pass (approve), plead (allege in a legal action), posit, profess (avow), promise (vow), reassure, remark, reveal, substantiate, support (corroborate), sustain (confirm), swear, testify, uphold, validate, verify (swear), vouch, witness (attest to)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To confirm; state as fact; ratify; to declare that a previous judgment is correct.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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An act by one court to agree with and confirm a lower court's decision.Category: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Working With a Lawyer
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v.1 To confirm, ratify, or otherwise approve a lower court's decision on appeal.2 To solemnly declare that certain statements are true or that one will testify truthfully.3 To make a solemn promise.See also oath.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To ratify, establish, or reassert. To make a solemn and formal declaration, as a substitute for an oath, that the statements contained in an affidavit are true or that a witness will tell the truth. In the practice of appellate courts, to declare a judgment, decree, or order valid and to concur in its correctness so that it must stand as rendered in the lower court. As a matter of pleading, to allege or aver a matter of fact.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To ratify, establish, or reassert. To make a solemn and formal declaration, as a substitute for an oath, that the statements contained in an affidavit are true or that a witness will tell the truth. In the practice of appellate courts, to declare a judgment, decree, or order valid and to concur in its correctness so that it must stand as rendered in the lower court. As a matter of pleading, to allege or aver a matter of fact.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.what an appeals court does if it agrees with and confirms a lower court's decision.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
