affirmation

affirmation
A positive statement. A solemn statement or declaration, made as a substitute for a sworn statement by a person whose conscience will not permit him to swear. 39 Am J1st Oath § 13. An affirmation of fact constituting a representation is a warranty and not merely evidence of a warranty if its natural tendency is to induce the buyer to purchase the goods and the buyer thus induced does purchase them. Park v Moorman Mfg. Co. 40 Utah 273, 241 P2d 914, 40 ALR2d 273.

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  • affirmation — [ afirmasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1313; affermation XIIe; lat. affirmatio 1 ♦ Action d affirmer, de donner pour vrai un jugement (qu il soit, dans la forme, affirmatif ou négatif); le jugement ainsi énoncé (opposé à interrogation).⇒ assertion, proposition.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • affirmation — I noun absolute assertion, acknowledgment, acquiescence, adfirmatio, adjurement, affirmance, approval, assertion, assertory oath, asseveration, attest, attestation, authentication, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, confirmation,… …   Law dictionary

  • Affirmation — • A solemn declaration accepted in legal procedure in lieu of the requisite oath Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Affirmation     Affirmation      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • affirmation — AFFIRMATION. s. f. Expression par laquelle on assure qu une chose est vraie. Il n est guère d usage qu au Palais, où il se prend pour, Assurance avec serment, et dans les formes juridiques. Prendre un acte d affirmation. Je m en rapporte à votre… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • affirmation — Affirmation. s. f. Asseurance qu une chose est vraye. Il n a guere d usage qu au Palais, où il se prend pour, Asseurance par serment, & dans les formes juridiques. Prendre un acte d affirmation. je m en rapporte à vostre affirmation. le Juge a… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Affirmation — is a declaration that something is true. It may also refer to:* a positive judgment: in logic, the union of the subject and predicate of a proposition * Affirmation in law, a declaration made by and allowed to those who conscientiously object to… …   Wikipedia

  • Affirmation — Af fir*ma tion, n. [L. affirmatio: cf. F. affirmation.] 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; opposed to {negation} or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • affirmation — (n.) early 15c., assertion that something is true, from O.Fr. afermacion (14c.), from L. affirmationem (nom. affirmatio) an affirmation, solid assurance, noun of action from pp. stem of affirmare (see AFFIRM (Cf. affirm)). In law, as the Quaker… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Affirmation — (lat.), Bejahung, Bestätigung; Gegensatz der A. ist die Negation (s. d.); affirmativ, bejahend …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Affirmation — (lat.), Bejahung, Bestätigung; affirmatīv bejahend; affirmieren, bekräftigen, bejahen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Affirmation — Affirmation, Bejahung, Verb. affirmiren, Adject. affirmativ …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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