Definitions for: Asseveration


[n] a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)



Webster (1913) Definition: As*sev`er*a"tion, n. [L. asseveratio.]
The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated;
positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.

Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement
asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions. --Ray.

Synonyms: assertion, averment

See Also: accusation, affirmation, avouchment, avowal, charge, claim, contention, declaration, denial, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, testimony

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