What does averment mean?

Definitions for averment
əˈvɜr məntaver·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. assertion, averment, asseverationnoun

    a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

Wiktionary

  1. avermentnoun

    The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.

  2. avermentnoun

    verification; establishment by evidence.

  3. avermentnoun

    A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Avermentnoun

    Etymology: from aver.

    To avoid the oath, for averment of the continuance of some estate, which is eigne, the party will sue a pardon. Francis Bacon, on Alien.

ChatGPT

  1. averment

    Averment is a legal term referring to the act of asserting, affirming, or declaring something to be true, especially in a formal or legal context such as in a pleadings or affidavits.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Avermentverb

    the act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion

  2. Avermentverb

    verification; establishment by evidence

  3. Avermentverb

    a positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged

  4. Etymology: [Cf. OF. averement, LL. averamentum. See Aver, v. t.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of averment in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of averment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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