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acknowledgment (avowal), adjuration, affidavit, assurance, avouchment, avowal, common knowledge, oath, pledge (binding promise), reference (recommendation), surety (certainty)
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Avowance — A*vow ance, n. 1. Act of avowing; avowal. [1913 Webster] 2. Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Can my avowance of king murdering be collected from anything here written by me? Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avowance — … Useful english dictionary
acknowledgment — ac·knowl·edg·ment also ac·knowl·edge·ment n 1 a: the act of acknowledging b: the act of admitting paternity compare filiation 2: a thing done or given in recognition of something received an acknowledgment came … Law dictionary
affidavit — af·fi·da·vit /ˌa fə dā vət/ n [Medieval Latin, he/she has pledged faith, third singular perfect of affidare see affiant]: a sworn statement in writing made esp. under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer compare… … Law dictionary
avowal — I noun acknowledgment, adjurement, affirmance, affirmation, assertion, asseveration, attestation, authentication, averment, aveu, avouchment, avowance, confessio, confession, confirmation, contention, corroboration, declaration, endorsement,… … Law dictionary
oath — n 1: a solemn attestation of the truth of one s words or the sincerity of one s intentions; specif: one accompanied by calling upon a deity as a witness 2: a promise (as to perform official duties faithfully) corroborated by an oath compare… … Law dictionary
pledge — 1 / plej/ n 1: a delivery of esp. personal property as security for a debt or other obligation; broadly: the perfection of a security interest in collateral through possession of the collateral by a creditor or other promisee 2 a: property and… … Law dictionary
surety — sure·ty / shu̇r ə tē/ n pl ties [Anglo French seurté, literally, guarantee, security, from Old French, from Latin securitat securitas, from securus secure] 1: a formal engagement (as a pledge) given for the fulfillment of an undertaking 2: one… … Law dictionary
avowable — adjective Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence. See Also: avow, avowal, avowance, avowed, avower … Wiktionary
avow — verb To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly. Vito avowed to take revenge on the man who murdered his father. Ant … Wiktionary
