Affirmance

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Af`firm´ance

n.	1.	Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act. This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law. - Bacon.
	2.	A strong declaration; affirmation.

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No references found			The restriction in question amounts to what lawyers call a NEGATIVE PREGNANT that is, a NEGATION of one thing, and an AFFIRMANCE of another; a negation of the authority of the States to impose taxes on imports and exports, and an affirmance of their authority to impose them on all other articles. Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context Tom, though against all form of law, rejoined in affirmance of the words. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context But he is of your own faith, and his lightest affirmance would weigh down the most solemn protestations of the distressed Jewess. Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context			Affiancer affiant affiche affidavit Affile Affiliable affiliate affiliated Affiliated societies affiliation affiliation order affiliation proceedings affiliation training Affinal affine affine geometry affine transformation affined Affinitative Affinitive affinity affinity card affinity group affirm Affirmable Affirmance Affirmant affirmation affirmative affirmative action affirmative pleading affirmatively affirmativeness Affirmatory Affirmed Affirmer affix affixal affixation affixed affixial Affixion Affixture Afflation afflatus afflict afflicted Afflictedness Afflicter afflicting affliction			Affinity maturation Affinity maturation Affinity maturation affinity of nature Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union Affinity Probe Capillary Electrophoresis Affinity program affinity purification of antibody affinity purification of antibody affinity purification of antibody Affinity Reality Communication affirm affirm affirm affirm affirm affirm explicitly affirm in an official capacity affirm positively affirm the contrary affirm under oath affirm with confidence affirmable affirmable affirmable affirmable affirmably affirmably affirmably affirmably Affirmance Affirmance-day affirmant affirmant affirmant affirmant Affirmati affirmation affirmation affirmation affirmation of truth affirmation of truth of a statement affirmation under oath Affirmations Affirmations Affirmations affirmative affirmative affirmative affirmative affirmative affirmative affirmative action affirmative action affirmative action affirmative action affirmative action affirmative action Affirmative Action Advisory Committee Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity

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