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Averment

noun
1.
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).  Synonyms: assertion, asseveration.





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"Averment" Quotes from Famous Books



... affirmation; statement, allegation, assertion, predication, declaration, word, averment; confirmation. asseveration, adjuration, swearing, oath, affidavit; deposition &c (record) 551; avouchment; assurance; protest, protestation; profession; acknowledgment &c (assent) 488; legal pledge, pronouncement; solemn averment, solemn avowal, solemn declaration. remark, observation; position ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... the latter averment, it can be believed or not as suits every one's fancy. All concerned in this affair felt that they had received a lesson they would not soon forget. And we doubt not, that some of our readers might lay it to heart with great advantage ...
— Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures • T. S. Arthur


Words linked to "Averment" :   declaration, testimony, avowal, ipsedixitism, charge, affirmation, aver, avouchment, disaffirmation, denial, claim, contention, accusation, ipse dixit


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