averment

/əˈvʌrmənt/

Other forms: averments

Definitions of averment

1. noun

   a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
   synonyms: assertion, asseveration

   types:

   claim

   an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

   claim

   an assertion that something is true or factual

   accusation, charge

   an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

   contention

   a point asserted as part of an argument

   ipse dixit, ipsedixitism

   an unsupported dogmatic assertion

   affirmation, avouchment, avowal

   a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

   testimony

   an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact

   denial, disaffirmation

   the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

   cause of action

   a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action

   dibs

   a claim of rights

   pretension

   the advancing of a claim

   countercharge

   a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser

   allegation, allegement

   statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove

   submission

   (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing

   reaffirmation, reassertion

   renewed affirmation

   professing, profession

   an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion

   affirmative

   a reply of affirmation

   negation

   the speech act of negating

   type of:

   declaration

   a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)