averment

Meaning

1. The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
2. verification; establishment by evidence.
3. A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Synonyms

assertion

asseveration

proposition

affirmation

claim

conjecture

contention

declaration

demur

demurrer

denotation

insurance

postulation

predication

professing

pronouncement

propitiatory

statement

submission

thesis

vow

allegement

allegation

assurance

bid

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: averement

Cognate with French: avérer

In summary

From Middle English averement, from Old French averrement, averement, from averer (Modern French avérer).