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Meanings of assertion (assertions) in English
Portuguese
asserção Catalan
asseveració A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Synonyms
Examples for "asseveration"
Examples for "asseveration"
1
It is the divine asseveration of the wisest of men, Ecclesiastes vii.
2
Virginia coloured, but made asseveration that nothing else had passed her lips.
3
The blood flew up into his white face as he made the asseveration.
4
He took note of the blank silence that ensued upon this startling asseveration.
5
Too proud for asseveration, Trenholme had not much more to say.
1
This is the only material averment in the declaration.
2
As to the latter averment, it can be believed or not as suits every one's fancy.
3
His averment is to the following effect.
4
Under this view of the case, I made the open averment that I would not go to the theatre.
5
I have thus proved beyond controversy that the averment of the bill, which my amendment proposes to strike out, is untrue.
Catalan
afirmació Act of explicitly stating one's belief in a fact or opinion.
In computer programming, statement that a predicate is always true at that point in code execution.
Usage of assertions in English
1
Russia denies U.S. intelligence agencies' assertions that it interfered in the election.
2
He called on the police minister to retract his assertions and apologise.
3
There is no truth in the assertions of the gentleman from Massachusetts.
4
We will probably be left with one set of assertions against another.
5
Pompeo denied wrongdoing, repeating earlier assertions that Linick had improperly leaked information.
6
After exposing the assertions of General Butler, Mr. Robinson concluded as follows:
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Any assertions to the contrary have no basis of fact in them.
8
He was hardly in a position to criticize assertions about their cuisine.
9
And there are two remarkable assertions made of Abraham in this text.
10
The present volume serves to prove the truth of both these assertions.
11
At times he seemed distant and disinterested, speaking in bland technocratic assertions.
12
But no sufficient evidence in support of these assertions was ever produced.
13
The assertions about Mr. Schwab's real attitude toward labor are not true.
14
The worst of it was that such assertions were only too true.
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There is not enough evidence to justify me in making such assertions.
16
I met several who had not forgotten the newspaper-paragraph assertions and contradictions.
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Assertions through the time
Assertions across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common