averment
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) • Syn: assertion, asseveration • Derivationally related forms: asseverate (for: asseveration), aver, assert (for: assertion) • Hypernyms: declaration • Hyponyms: claim, accusation, charge, contention, ipse dixit, ipse dixit, avowal, avouchment, affirmation, testimony, denial, disaffirmation
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