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affirm (declare solemnly)
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affirm — af·firm /ə fərm/ vt 1: to assert as true or factual 2: to assert (as a judgment) as valid or confirmed affirm ed the lower court s ruling compare remand, reverse … Law dictionary
Affirmation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affirmation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affirmance affirmance affirmation Sgm: N 1 statement statement allegation assertion predication declaration word averment Sgm: N 1 confirmation confirmation … English dictionary for students
Commensurability (philosophy of science) — This article is about incommensurability in the philosophy of science. For other senses of this word, see commensurability. Commensurability (contrast with incommensurability) is a concept in the philosophy of science. Scientific theories are… … Wikipedia
affirmation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Positive assertion Nouns 1. (positive statement) affirmation, statement, allegation, assertion, predication, declaration, profession, proclamation, manifesto, averment. Informal, say so. See information … English dictionary for students
promise — prom·ise n: a declaration or manifestation esp. in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise: a promise (as to compensate … Law dictionary
acknowledgment — ac·knowl·edg·ment also ac·knowl·edge·ment n 1 a: the act of acknowledging b: the act of admitting paternity compare filiation 2: a thing done or given in recognition of something received an acknowledgment came … Law dictionary
oath — n 1: a solemn attestation of the truth of one s words or the sincerity of one s intentions; specif: one accompanied by calling upon a deity as a witness 2: a promise (as to perform official duties faithfully) corroborated by an oath compare… … Law dictionary
vow — 1 n: a solemn promise or statement; esp: one by which a person is bound to an act, service, or condition marriage vow s vow 2 vt 1: to promise solemnly 2: to bind or commit by a vow vi: to make a vow … Law dictionary
speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… … Universalium
claim — n [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a: a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specif: a demand for a benefit (as under the workers compensation law) or contractual payment (as… … Law dictionary
