affirmation

affirmation has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 11.

Definitions

• n.. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.
• n.. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.
• n.. 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 quality.
• n.. 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.
• n.. a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
• n.. (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
• n.. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
• n.. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something