affirmance
Upholding a decision
Affirmance is the act of affirming or confirming something, particularly a legal judgment.
When an appellate court upholds a lower court's decision, that's an affirmance: The Supreme Court's affirmance of the ruling surprised no one.
The word is formal and largely confined to legal contexts.
Formal review request
- verdictOfficial court decision
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
appellate · tribunal · adjudication · precedent · jurisprudence · decree · remand · overturn
Firmly held belief
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- declarationFormal public announcement
avowal · pledge · promise · guarantee · commitment · statement · pronouncement
Harmony between parties
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- concurrenceState of agreeing
- assentFormal expression of approval
- acceptanceConsent to receive
approval · endorsement · ratification · consent · acknowledgment · compliance · acquiescence · sanction
Proving something accurate
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- substantiationProof of truth
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
certification · proof · evidence · documentation · confirmation · support · backing · accreditation
appeal
Formal review request
- verdictOfficial court decision
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
judgment · appellate · tribunal · adjudication · precedent · jurisprudence · decree · remand · overturn · bench
conviction
Firmly held belief
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- assertionConfident statement of fact
declaration · avowal · pledge · promise · guarantee · commitment · statement · pronouncement
accord
Harmony between parties
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- concurrenceState of agreeing
- assentFormal expression of approval
acceptance · approval · endorsement · ratification · consent · acknowledgment · compliance · acquiescence · sanction · confirmation
verification
Proving something accurate
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- substantiationProof of truth
attestation · certification · proof · evidence · documentation · confirmation · support · backing · accreditation · testimony
affirmancereversal
Complete change of direction
overruling · vacatur · overturning · quashing · setting aside
affirmancerejection
Denial of acceptance
repudiation · disaffirmance · nullification · revocation · rescission
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