English Explanatory Dictionary

averment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
  2. verification; establishment by evidence.
  3. A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Word forms

averment averments

Etymology

From Middle English averement, from Old French averrement, averement, from averer (Modern French avérer).

Synonyms

affirmation asseveration assertion declaration
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