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Affirmation

Affirmation Meaning & Definition
Affirmation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Affirmation?

[n] a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
[n] 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 statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
[n] the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Affirmation: avouchment | avowal | statement

Related Terms | Find terms related to Affirmation: a priori principle | acceptance | accord | acquiescence | address | admission | affidavit | affirmance | affirmative | affirmative voice | agreement | allegation | answer | apostrophe | approbation | approval | apriorism | assent | assertion | asseveration | assumed position | assumption | attest | attestation | authentication | authorization | averment | avouchment | avowal | axiom | aye | backing | backing up | basis | bearing out | blessing | bolstering | buttressing | categorical proposition | certification | circumstantiation | comment | compliance | compurgation | confirmation | connivance | consent | corroboration | corroboratory evidence | countersignature | crack | data | declaration | deposition | dictum | disclosure | documentation | eagerness | endorsement | exclamation | expression | first principles | fortification | foundation | go-ahead | green light | greeting | ground | hypothesis | hypothesis ad hoc | imprimatur | instrument in proof | interjection | John Hancock | legal evidence | lemma | major premise | mention | minor premise | nod | notarization | notarized statement | note | observation | OK | okay | Parthian shot | permission | philosopheme | philosophical proposition | phrase | position | postulate | postulation | postulatum | premise | presupposition | profession | promptitude | promptness | pronouncement | proof | proposition | propositional function | proving | proving out | question | ratification | readiness | reflection | reinforcement | remark | rubber stamp | sanction | say | saying | seal | sentence | sigil | signature | signet | stamp | stamp of approval | statement | statement under oath | strengthening | subjoinder | submission | subscription | substantiation | sumption | support | supporting evidence | supposal | swearing | sworn evidence | sworn statement | sworn testimony | testimonial | testimonium | testimony | the nod | theorem | thesis | thought | truth table | truth-function | truth-value | undergirding | ungrudgingness | unloathness | unreluctance | utterance | validation | verification | visa | vise | vouching | warrant | willingness | witness | word

See Also | affirmative | assertion | asseveration | averment | commitment | dedication | judgement | judgment | judicial decision | professing | profession | reaffirmation | reassertion | say-so | speech act

Affirmation In Webster's Dictionary

\Af`fir*ma"tion\, n. [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 statement; an averment; 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.

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