Vocabulary : Affirm to Affirmer
Affirm : to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review. ;; To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny. ;; To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4. ;; To declare or assert positively. ;; To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.Affirmable : Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; -- followed by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man.
Affirmance : Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act. ;; A strong declaration; affirmation.
Affirmant : One who affirms or asserts. ;; One who affirms, instead of taking an oath.
Affirmation : Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. ;; The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial. ;; That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality. ;; A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.
