ASSERTION

assertion, averment, asseveration

(noun) a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

affirmation, assertion, statement

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

assertion (countable and uncountable, plural assertions)

The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

Maintenance; vindication

(computer programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

Synonyms

• accusation

• allegation

• censure

• charge

• crimination

• impeachment

Anagrams

• Restainos, airstones, arsonites, asterions, notarises, rai stones, reasonist, senoritas, señoritas

Source: Wiktionary


As*ser"tion, n. Etym: [L. assertio, fr. asserere.]

1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced. There is a difference between assertion and demonstration. Macaulay.

2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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