averment
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
averment (plural averments)
- The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
- verification; establishment by evidence.
- 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
