Assertion

Definitions

1. The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
   countable, uncountable
2. Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
   countable, uncountable
3. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
   countable, uncountable
4. Maintenance; vindication.
   countable, uncountable
5. A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
   countable, uncountable
6. The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةدعوىمصادقة

Azərbaycan diliiddia

Bosanskišavsav

Catalàafirmació

Češtinatvrzení

Ελληνικάαπόφανση

Esperantoaserto

Suomiväiteväitelauseväittämävakuutusvarmistus+ 2 more

हिन्दीअभिकथनदावाप्रतिपादनस्थापना+ 1 more

Hrvatskišavsav

Հայերենհաստատում

Italianoaffermazioneasserimentoasserzionedichiarazione+ 1 more

日本語主張断言明言確言+ 1 more

한국어단정주장

Kurdîîddia

Latinaadfirmatioaffirmatioassertio

Nederlandsstellige bewering

Polskiasercjazapewnienie

Portuguêsafirmaçãoasserçãoassertiva

Românăafirmație

Русскийутверждение

Српскиsavšav

Svenskabekräftelsehävdelse

Türkçesav

Українськатве́рдження

Examples

“You're a man of strong assertions!”

“Suppose⟳ you are given the semifactual assertion, "even if Nora had liked mathematics then she would have⟳ became^([sic]) a scientist" and then you find⟳ out that Nora did in fact become⟳ a scientist.”

“That's just a bare assertion.”

“Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim⟳ of unofficial action, calling it a lie⟳. And Avanti West Coast was unable to provide⟳ any proof for its assertion, when questioned by RAIL.”

“the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives”

“The user should be absolutely confident that the error issued is a real design⟳ error. In other words, a user should be confident that his assertion code is correct⟳ and that the assertion failure is not a false condition.”

CEFR level