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affirmation
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Affirmation \Af`fir*ma"tion\, n. [L. affirmatio: cf. F.
affirmation.]
1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as,
the affirmation of a law. --Hooker.
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2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; --
opposed to negation or denial.
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3. 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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4. (Law) 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.
--Bouvier.
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