assertion
noun
1 assertion
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary).
synonyms: asseveration, averment.
Roget 535:
affirmance,
affirmation;
statement,
allegation,
assertion,
predication,
declaration,
word,
averment;
confirmation.
asseveration,
adjuration,
swearing,
oath,
affidavit;
deposition
etc.
(record)
551;
avouchment;
assurance;
protest,
protestation;
profession;
acknowledgment
etc.
(assent)
488;
legal pledge,
pronouncement;
solemn averment,
solemn avowal,
solemn declaration.
remark,
observation;
position
etc.
(proposition)
514,
saying,
dictum,
sentence,
ipse dixit [Lat.].
emphasis;
weight;
dogmatism
etc.
(certainty)
474;
dogmatics
etc.
887.
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Dutch: plechtige verzekering, stelling, bewering, bewijsvoering
Polish: asercja
2 assertion
The act of affirming or asserting or stating something.
synonyms: affirmation, statement.
Dutch: affirmatie, bevestiging, ja
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