averment

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

aver +‎ -ment

[edit] Noun

averment (plural averments)

1. The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
2. Verification; establishment by evidence.
3. A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

[edit] Synonyms

• (act of averring): affirmation, asseveration, assertion, declaration

[edit] References

• averment in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• averment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913