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Meanings of assertion in inglés

portugués
asserção
catalán
asseveració

A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

asserção
portugués
asserção
catalán
afirmació
español
afirmación

The act of affirming or asserting or stating something.

afirmación
catalán
afirmació

Act of explicitly stating one's belief in a fact or opinion.

afirmació
ruso
утверждение
portugués
asserção
español
aserción

In computer programming, statement that a predicate is always true at that point in code execution.

aserción
Usage of assertion in inglés
1
However, much of his attack on religion is mere opinion and assertion.
The Irish Times
2
No facts, just an assertion, Cuomo said at his daily news briefing.
Radio NZ
3
The ads carry the implicit assertion that technology always means human progress.
Wired
4
The federal government and healthcare reform advocates say the assertion is unfounded.
Reuters
5
That assertion and her individual situation have never been tested at trial.
Reuters
6
The international community mostly considers them illegal, an assertion disputed by Israel.
Reuters
7
Mr Key also dismissed the assertion it would push up interest rates.
Radio NZ
8
The 'if' in verse 31 weakens the strong assertion of the proverb.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
9
Only the second half of that assertion can be taken on trust.
The Guardian
10
I know many men who would dispute that curious assertion, said Valsavis.
The nomad
11
I challenge her to produce the evidence to back up this assertion.
The Irish Times
12
These are crimes of anger and hostility and the assertion of power.
Mindhunter
13
The U.K. case revolved around Sun Microsystems' assertion of its trademark rights.
Reuters
14
She wanted to dispute that assertion but knew it to be true.
Blood and Bone
15
That assertion is about to be tested in a New York court.
The Irish Times
16
Mr Ross and the previous minister for transport have endorsed this assertion.
The Irish Times
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Translations for assertion
Assertion through the time
Assertion across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common