Definition of affirm

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Affirm (v. t.) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review..

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Pro :: Pro (adv.) For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in contrast with con..
Protest :: Protest (v. t.) To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to..
Oath :: Oath (n.) A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed..
Ay :: Ay (adv.) Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc..
Epistrophe :: Epistrophe (n.) A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I..
Disaffirmation :: Disaffirmation (n.) The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation.
Affirm :: Affirm (v. i.) To declare or assert positively.
Curse :: Curse (v. i.) To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.
Bocardo :: Bocardo (n.) A form of syllogism of which the first and third propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term a universal affirmative..
Categorically :: Categorically (adv.) Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically..
Predicable :: Predicable (a.) Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
Attest :: Attest (v. t.) To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record..
Predicant :: Predicant (a.) Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching.
Whereas :: Whereas (conj.) Considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow..
Nontenure :: Nontenure (n.) A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed..
Predicative :: Predicative (a.) Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming; predicating, as, a predicative term..
Predicatory :: Predicatory (a.) Affirmative; positive.
Deny :: Deny (v. t.) To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit..
Proposition :: Proposition (n.) That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an office is to deny it..
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