AFFIRMATION
\ˌafəmˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˌafəmˈeɪʃən], \ˌa_f_ə_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of AFFIRMATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
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(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.
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That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.
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A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.
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The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; - opposed to negation or denial.
By Oddity Software
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Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.
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That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.
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A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.
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The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; - opposed to negation or denial.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Act of affirming; solemn declaration.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of affirming; that which is asserted; confirmation; a solemn declaration, made under penalties, by one who conscientiously declines taking an oath.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
