affirmation

affirmation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.
  2. 2.That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.
  3. 3.(Law) 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. Bouvier.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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