averment

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averment

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

noun averments

countable, uncountable The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion. And for some of these averments, he added, substantiating proof was not far.
Similar: affirmation, asseveration, assertion, declaration
countable, uncountable verification; establishment by evidence.
countable, uncountable A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

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@misc{averment_2026,
  title = {averment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/averment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}