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(authentication) noun
acknowledgment, assertion, assurance, attestation, certification, confirmation, countersignature, declaration, endorsement, establishment, predication, pronouncement, ratification, substantiation, validation, verification
associated concepts: affirmance of a contract, confirmation of a judgment, ratification of a voidable contract
foreign phrases:
- Posito uno oppositorum negatur alterum. — By the establishment of one of two opposite propositions, the other one is deniedII (judicial sanction) noun acceptance, acquiescence, assent, concord, concordance, countersignature, endorsement, legal approval, legal authorization, legal ratification, subscription associated concepts: affirmed without opinion, en banc affirmance, unanimous affirmance III (legal affirmation) noun absolute assertion, adjuration, assertory oath, asseveration, attestation, averment, avouchment, avowal, evidence on oath, legal evidence, legal pledge, oral evidence, positive declaration, positive statement, pronouncement, proposition, solemn averment, solemn avowal, statement on oath, sworn evidence, testimony, verbal evidence, written evidence associated concepts: affirmation of a statement IV index affirmation, approval, assent, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification (certification of proficiency), confirmation, consensus, consent, indorsement, sanction (permission), surety (certainty)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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A declaration by an appellate court that a judgment, order, or decree of a lower court that has been brought before it for review is valid and will be upheld.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
- affirmance
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A declaration by an appellate court that a judgment, order, or decree of a lower court that has been brought before it for review is valid and will be upheld.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.