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Webster 1913 Edition
Affirmation
Afˊfir-ma′tion
,Noun.
[L.
affirmatio
: cf. F. affirmation
.] 1.
Confirmation of anything established; ratification;
as, the
. affirmation
of a lawHooker.
2.
The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; – opposed to
negation
or denial
. 3.
That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment;
as, an
. affirmation
, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality4.
(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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Affirmation
AFFIRMA'TION
, n.1.
The act of affirming or asserting as true; opposed to negation or denial.2.
That which is asserted; position declared as true; averment.3.
Confirmation; ratification; an establishing of what had been before done or decreed.4.
A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath; which affirmation is in law equivalent to testimony given under oath.