Averment

a·ver  (-vûr)

tr.v. a·verred, a·ver·ring, a·vers

1. To affirm positively; declare.

2. Law

a. To assert formally as a fact.

b. To justify or prove.

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[Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Vulgar Latin *advrre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin vrus, true; see wr-o- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·verment n.

a·verra·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) assertion, asseveration 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