assertion

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈsɜːʃən/
• (GA) IPA: /əˈsɜɹʃən/, [əˈsɝʃn̩]

Noun

assertion

1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

   You're a man of strong assertions!

2. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

   That's just a bare assertion.

3. Maintenance; vindication

   the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives

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

Synonyms

• accusation
• allegation
• censure
• charge
• crimination
• impeachment

Related terms

• assertoric

Translations

• French: (logic) assertion, (rhetoric) confirmation, assertion
• German: Versicherung, Zusicherung, Behauptung, Beteuerung, Erklärung, Vorbringen, Aussage
• Italian: asserzione, affermazione, asserimento, dichiarazione
• Portuguese: asserção, assertiva, afirmação
• Russian: утвержде́ние
• Spanish: afirmación, aserto

Translations

• French: affirmation
• German: Durchsetzung, Geltendmachung

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