- 1. n. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. Source: opted
- 2. n. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial. Source: opted
- 3. n. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality. Source: opted
- 4. 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. Source: opted
- 5. n. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something Source: wordnet
- 6. n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something Source: wordnet
- 7. 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) Source: wordnet
- 8. n. a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand Source: wordnet
- 9. 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. Hooker. 2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial. 3. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality. 4. (Law) 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. Bouvier. Source: webster
- 10. A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, bypersons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declarationis in law equivalent to an oath. Bouvier. Source: adambom
- 11. n:100 n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something 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. a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand Source: ecdict
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