Definition of Averment

A`ver´ment
n.1.The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion.
Signally has this averment received illustration in the course of recent events.
- I. Taylor.
2.Verification; establishment by evidence.
3.(Law) A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.


Related Words

accusation, affirm, affirmation, assert, assertion, asseveration, aver, avouchment, avow, avowal, charge, claim, contention, declaration, denial, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, swan, swear, testimony, verify

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