Affirmation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of affirming or the state of being affirmed; assertion.
  • n. Something declared to be true; a positive statement or judgment.
  • n. Law A solemn declaration given in place of a sworn statement by a person who conscientiously objects to taking an oath.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A declaration that something is true; an oath.
  • n. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Confirmation of anything established; ratification.
  • n. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.
  • n. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment.
  • n. A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The assertion that something is, or is true; the assignment of a certain character to an object: opposed to denial or negation.
  • n. That which is affirmed; a proposition that is declared to be true; averment; assertion.
  • n. Confirmation; ratification; establishment of something of prior origin.
  • n. In law, the solemn declaration made by Quakers, Moravians, or others conscientiously opposed to taking oaths, in cases where an oath is generally required.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
  • n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
  • n. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
  • n. a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
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