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assertion

Legal Definition of assertion

Noun

  1. Declaration, forthright statement

Definition of assertion

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ʃən

Noun

assertion (plural assertions)

  1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
  2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
  3. (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

Anagrams

  • Alphagram: aeinorsst
  • notarises

References:

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