positive assertion
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assertion — [ asɛrsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1294; lat. assertio « affirmer » ♦ Proposition (qui, dans sa forme, peut être affirmative ou négative) que l on avance et que l on soutient comme vraie. ⇒ affirmation, thèse. Assertion vraie ou fausse, gratuite, mensongère.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Assertion — As*ser tion, n. [L. assertio, fr. asserere.] 1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced. [1913 Webster] There is a difference between assertion and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assertion — I noun adfirmatio, affirmation, allegation, announcement, asseveration, attestation, averment, avouchment, avowal, declaration, defensio, disclosure, enunciation, expression, insistence, insistence on a claim, insistence on a right, ipse dixit,… … Law dictionary
assertion — [n] declaration, positive statement affirmation, allegation, asservation, attestation, avowal, contention, defense, insistence, maintenance, mouthful, okay, predication, profession, pronouncement, report, say so*, stamp of approval, stressing,… … New thesaurus
assertion — [ə sʉr′shən] n. 1. the act of asserting 2. something asserted; positive statement; declaration … English World dictionary
positive declaration — index affirmance (legal affirmation), allegation, assertion, asseveration, averment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
positive statement — index affirmance (legal affirmation), affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal … Law dictionary
positive — pos•i•tive [[t]ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) confident in opinion or assertion; sure: He is positive that he ll win[/ex] 2) cvb showing or expressing approval or agreement; favorable: a positive reaction to the speech[/ex] 3) cv gram. expressing or… … From formal English to slang
positive — positiveness, n. /poz i tiv/, adj. 1. explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement. 2. admitting of no question: positive proof. 3. stated; express; emphatic: a positive denial. 4. confident in opinion or… … Universalium
positive — /ˈpɒzətɪv / (say pozuhtiv) adjective 1. explicitly laid down or expressed: a positive declaration. 2. arbitrarily laid down; determined by enactment or convention (opposed to natural): positive law. 3. admitting of no question: positive proof. 4 …
