Asseveration

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of asseverating; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.
  • noun. That which is asseverated; an emphatic assertion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An earnest affirmation or declaration of support.
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  • noun. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
  • Word Usage
    "With this solemn asseveration, which is not lightly made, but which is the result of sixty years 'experience, I leave you."
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    averment  avowal