| affirmation | 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. 2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; opposed to negation or denial. 3. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive tatement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality. 4. 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. Origin: L. Affirmatio: cf. F. Affirmation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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