AFFIRMATION

affirmation

(noun) a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand

affirmation

(noun) (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)

avowal, avouchment, affirmation

(noun) a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

affirmation, assertion, statement

(noun) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

affirmation (countable and uncountable, plural affirmations)

That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

(legal) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.

A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

Synonyms

• assertion

Source: Wiktionary

Af`fir*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. affirmatio: cf. F. affirmation.]

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)

Definition: 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition