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Definitions for: Assertion [n] a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
[n] the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Webster (1913) Definition: As*ser"tion, n. [L. assertio, fr. asserere.]
1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive
declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted;
position advanced.
There is a difference between assertion and
demonstration. --Macaulay.
2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's
rights or prerogatives.
Synonyms: asseveration, averment, statement
See Also: accusation, affirmation, avouchment, avowal, charge, claim, contention, declaration, denial, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, say-so, speech act, testimony
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