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Meanings of averment in English
Portuguese
asserção Catalan
asseveració A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Synonyms
Examples for "assertion"
Examples for "assertion"
1
However, much of his attack on religion is mere opinion and assertion.
2
No facts, just an assertion, Cuomo said at his daily news briefing.
3
The ads carry the implicit assertion that technology always means human progress.
4
The federal government and healthcare reform advocates say the assertion is unfounded.
5
That assertion and her individual situation have never been tested at trial.
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.
Usage of averment in English
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.
6
The term is so applied from having been the introductory word of this averment or parenthetic explanation when pleadings were in Latin.
7
This is the celebrated averment of created equality, and unalienable right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, with the necessary consequences.
8
Neither in itself nor in its preamble was there an averment, or even an assumption of its necessity, as a rule of guidance.
9
No sooner had Mrs. Falconer cast her eyes upon him than she could not but be convinced of the truth of Robert's averment.
10
I think I have fairly shown, from Scripture and facts, that the first averment is not the truth; and have reduced it to an absurdity.
11
The story of the musical scrapbook rested not with me, but as I stated, upon the averment of Will S. Hays, a rival song writer.
12
I pray you to observe, that such an averment would touch mine honour, which I am ready and willing to defend to the last gasp.
13
Every one of its several averments had been disproven, or at least not proven.
14
The protectionists claim moreover that in these averments they are not wise after the fact.
15
Will his averments of disinterested motives be believed?
16
Mr. Douglas naturally, indeed inevitably, made his first and leading speech against these averments of Mr. Lincoln.
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Frequent collocations
Averment through the time