averment

averment
noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of averring 2. something that is averred ; affirmation

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  • averment — I noun adjuration, adjurement, affirmance, affirmation, announcement, assertion, assertment, assertory oath, asseveration, attest, attestation, avouchment, avowal, confirmation, declaration, formulation, instrument in proof, positive declaration …   Law dictionary

  • Averment — A*ver ment, n. [Cf. OF. averement, LL. averamentum. See {Aver}, v. t.] 1. The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion. [1913 Webster] Signally has this averment received illustration in the course of recent… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • averment — /euh verr meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of averring. 2. a positive statement. [1400 50; late ME averrement < MF. See AVER, MENT] * * * …   Universalium

  • averment — noun a) The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion. b) verification; establishment by evidence. Syn: affirmation, asseveration, assertion, declaration …   Wiktionary

  • averment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of asserting positively: affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, claim, declaration, statement. See AFFIRM …   English dictionary for students

  • averment — a·ver·ment || É™ vɜːmÉ™nt n. affirmation; proof; declaration …   English contemporary dictionary

  • averment — [ə və:m(ə)nt] noun formal an affirmation or allegation. ↘Law a formal statement including an offer of proof or substantiation …   English new terms dictionary

  • averment — n. Affirmation, declaration, assertion, remark, asseveration, protestation, avowal, word. See aver …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • averment — n 1. affirmation, asservation, avowal, avouchment, profession, protestation; certification, attestation, guarantee. 2. assertion, declaration, pronouncement, statement, deposition, allegation; word, remark …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • averment — aver·ment …   English syllables

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