asseveration

as·sev·er·ate  (-sv-rt)

tr.v. as·sev·er·at·ed, as·sev·er·at·ing, as·sev·er·ates

To declare seriously or positively; affirm.

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[Latin assevrre, assevrt- : ad-, ad- + sevrus, serious; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·sever·ation n.

as·sever·ative (--rtv, -r--tv) adj.

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asseveration

the solemn affirmation of the truth of a statement. — asseverator, n. — asseverative, adj.

See also: Law

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

asseveration - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) assertion, averment declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) claim - an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages" claim - an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" accusation, charge - an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" contention - a point asserted as part of an argument ipse dixit, ipsedixitism - an unsupported dogmatic assertion affirmation, avouchment, avowal - a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something testimony - an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it" disaffirmation, denial - the act of asserting that something alleged is not true