affirmation of truth
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affirmation of truth of a statement — index oath Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
affirmation — I noun absolute assertion, acknowledgment, acquiescence, adfirmatio, adjurement, affirmance, approval, assertion, assertory oath, asseveration, attest, attestation, authentication, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, confirmation,… … Law dictionary
affirmation — [n] declaration of the truth of something affidavit, assertion, asseveration, attestation, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, confirmation, declaration, green light*, oath, okay, pronouncement, ratification, stamp of approval*,… … New thesaurus
Affirmation in law — For other uses, see Affirmation (disambiguation). In law, an affirmation is a solemn declaration allowed to those who conscientiously object to taking an oath. An affirmation has exactly the same legal effect as an oath, but is usually taken to… … Wikipedia
Affirmation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affirmation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affirmance affirmance affirmation Sgm: N 1 statement statement allegation assertion predication declaration word averment Sgm: N 1 confirmation confirmation … English dictionary for students
affirmation — /af euhr may sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed. 2. the assertion that something exists or is true. 3. something that is affirmed; a statement or proposition that is declared to be true. 4. confirmation or … Universalium
affirmation — Synonyms and related words: John Hancock, OK, Parthian shot, a priori principle, acceptance, accord, acquiescence, address, admission, affidavit, affirmance, affirmative, affirmative voice, agreement, allegation, answer, apostrophe, approbation,… … Moby Thesaurus
affirmation of the consequent — the logical fallacy of inferring the truth of the antecedent of an implication from the truth of the consequent (as in, “if it rains, then the game is cancelled and the game has been cancelled, therefore it has rained”) called also assertion of… … Useful english dictionary
affirmation — A solemn and formal declaration or asseveration that an affidavit is true, that the witness will tell the truth, etc.; this being substituted for an oath in certain cases. A solemn religious asseveration in the nature of an oath. See also… … Black's law dictionary
affirmation — A solemn and formal declaration or asseveration that an affidavit is true, that the witness will tell the truth, etc.; this being substituted for an oath in certain cases. A solemn religious asseveration in the nature of an oath. See also… … Black's law dictionary
