Definition of assertion

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Assertion (n.) Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives..

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Self-assertion :: Self-assertion (n.) The act of asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; the quality of being self-asserting..
Untruth :: Untruth (n.) That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty..
Affirmation :: Affirmation (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..
Test :: Test (n.) Examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any critical examination or decisive trial; as, to put a man's assertions to a test..
Falsehood :: Falsehood (n.) Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.
Contradiction :: Contradiction (n.) An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.
Jactitation :: Jactitation (n.) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
Reassertion :: Reassertion (n.) A second or renewed assertion of the same thing.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Point-blank :: Point-blank (a.) Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language; as, a point-blank assertion..
Dispute :: Dispute (v. t.) To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments..
Disbelief :: Disbelief (n.) The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief..
Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion..
Falsehood :: Falsehood (n.) A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie.
Deny :: Deny (v. i.) To answer in /// negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Doubt :: Doubt (v. i.) A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation..
Predication :: Predication (n.) The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of another; affirmation; assertion..
Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..
Denial :: Denial (n.) A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge, imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing stated or maintained; a contradiction..
Modesty :: Modesty (n.) The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit..
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