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absence of doubt, absolute confidence, absoluteness, assurance, assuredness, authoritativeness, certification, certitude, certus, complete conviction, conclusiveness, confidentness, conviction, corroboration, definiteness, firmness, firmness of belief, inability to doubt, incontestability, incontrovertibility, indisputability, indubitability, indubitableness, inerrability, inerrancy, inexorability, infallibility, irrefragability, irrefutability, knowledge, objective certitude, positiveness, quality of being certain, questionlessness, reassurance, reliability, secureness, security, solidity, soundness, stability, substantiality, sure presumption, sureness, surety, unconfutability, undeniability, unequivocalness, unimpeachability, unmistakability, unqualification, unquestionability, unquestionableness, verification, warranty
associated concepts: absolute certainty, certainty to a common intent, moral certainty, proof to a reasonable certainty, reasonable certainty
foreign phrases:
- Certum est quod certum reddi potest. — That is certain which is capable of being rendered certain.- Terminus annorum certus debet esse et determinatus. — A term of years ought to be certain and determinate.II index belief (state of mind), certification (certainness), certitude, confidence (faith), constant, conviction (persuasion), credence, fact, fait accompli, faith, proof, prospect (outlook), reliance, security (safety), trust (confidence), weight (credibility)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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