adj
Abbreviation of accusative. [Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame]
n
Appeal to authority, argument from authority.
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One who affirms or asserts.
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(rhetoric) Making a statement as if it were in response to a question or were in dispute, especially when it is not.
n
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
adj
Relating to affirmation.
adj
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
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(law) A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.
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(law) An affirmative statement which implies or does not preclude a corresponding negative statement which might favor the adverse party.
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An attitude of affirming something without necessarily providing the proof or the theoretical backing.
adj
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
n
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
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(rhetoric) Deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.
adv
(law) Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case.
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The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
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(computer science) an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
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An assertion, statement of opinion.
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The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
adj
Of or pertaining to assertion
adj
Asserting that a thing is.
adj
Affirming; maintaining.
adj
Of or pertaining to asseveration.
adj
Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.
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The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
v
(transitive) To certify by signature or oath.
adj
Of the nature of attestation.
adj
Attesting; furnishing evidence.
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A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.
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(nonstandard) The act of averring; an assertion of truth.
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(law) A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that a dispute be decided in favor of the party whose claims are more likely to be true.
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(epistemology) The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position.
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The use of positive statements to affirm the truth of something
adj
That have the power of a citation, or a summons
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(theology) Something to be believed; an article of faith.
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An argument in support or justification of something.
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Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
adv
A term of asseveration.
adj
Attributed to another person.
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An authority who makes such an assertion.
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(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
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(computing): A negative ACK; a response indicating that a message was not fully received, or that there was a problem with the message.
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(telecommunications) Assurance that the claimed sender or recipient is in fact the party who sent or received a given message.
n
(idiomatic) An offer from one side in a transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
adv
(law) Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
adj
Containing or consisting of a promise.
adj
(obsolete) Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior.
adj
Of or relating to ratification.
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A quantity of income alleged by its earner, without proof.
adj
(grammar) Asserting that a subject has a particular property.
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(law) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and may be rejected.
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(law) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence.
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(theology) A concept of God built up through positive statements about his nature.
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Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.
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