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Webster 1913 Edition
Assertion
As-ser′tion
,Noun.
[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 prerogativesWebster 1828 Edition
Assertion
ASSER'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of asserting; the maintaining of a claim.2.
Positive declaration or averment; affirmation; position advanced.Definition 2024
assertion
assertion
English
Noun
assertion (plural assertions)
- The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
- You're a man of strong assertions!
- Maintenance; vindication
- the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives
- (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
Related terms
Translations
affirmation; statement asserted
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maintenance; vindication; assertion of one's rights
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