assertory

  • 11assertory covenant — /asertariy ksvansnt/ One which affirms that a particular state of facts exists; an affirming promise under seal. See affirmation jurat …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 12assertory covenants — Affirmative covenants …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 13assertory oath — An oath which asserts a statement of fact, as in an affidavit, in distinction to an oath which pledges future conduct, as in the oath of a public officer taken in assuming the office. 39 Am J1st Oath §4 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 14Oaths — • An invocation to God to witness the truth of a statement Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Oaths     Oaths     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 15Modality — Mo*dal i*ty, n. [Cf. F. modalit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being modal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic & Metaph.) A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind. According to Kant, the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16affidavit — 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… …

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  • 17averment — 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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  • 18affirmation — I noun absolute assertion, acknowledgment, acquiescence, adfirmatio, adjurement, affirmance, approval, assertion, assertory oath, asseveration, attest, attestation, authentication, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, confirmation,… …

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  • 19affirmance — I (authentication) noun acknowledgment, assertion, assurance, attestation, certification, confirmation, countersignature, declaration, endorsement, establishment, predication, pronouncement, ratification, substantiation, validation, verification… …

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  • 20dogmatic — I adjective absolute, arrogant, assertive, assertory, assured, authoritarian, authoritative, canonical, categorical, certain, confident, creedal, decided, definite, definitive, dictatorial, doctrinaire, doctrinal, domineering, emphatic, fanatical …

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