assertion

noun

The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

(programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

(finance) The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.

Maintenance; vindication.

Roots

serosert- · Latin · join, bind

Synonyms for assertion

avermentn asseverationn affirmationn statementn allegationn avowaln postulationn declarationn assumptionn presuppositionn

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