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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Affirmation \Af`fir*ma"tion\, n. [L. affirmatio: cf F. affirmation.] 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as the affirmation of a law. --Hooker. 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 quality. 4. (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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: affirmation n 1: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: {avowal}] 2: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: {assertion}, {statement}] 3: a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) 4: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand [ant: {reversal}]
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