averment
Stated as fact
An averment is a formal declaration or assertion, particularly one made in legal proceedings.
In law, it refers to a positive statement of fact in a pleading, as opposed to an argument or conclusion.
The term carries more weight than a casual claim—when you make an averment, you're putting something on record as true.
The plaintiff's averment that the contract was signed under duress became central to the case.
Statement of ownership or truth
- declarationFormal public announcement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
avowal · pronouncement · asseveration · attestation · proclamation · affirmation · proposition · postulation
Urgent heartfelt request
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- affidavitSworn written statement
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- swornBound by formal promise
testimony · evidence · litigation · perjury · corroboration · admissible · complaint · defense
Positive statement of truth
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
substantiation · acknowledgment · support · assent · concurrence · sanction · approval · authentication
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
- declarationFormal public announcement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
contention · avowal · pronouncement · asseveration · attestation · proclamation · affirmation · proposition · postulation · enunciation
pleading
Urgent heartfelt request
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- affidavitSworn written statement
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
sworn · testimony · evidence · litigation · perjury · corroboration · admissible · complaint · defense · prosecution
affirmation
Positive statement of truth
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- endorsementFormal expression of support
ratification · substantiation · acknowledgment · support · assent · concurrence · sanction · approval · authentication · certification
- avowalsvow, oath, pledge, promise, declaration
- utterancesutterance, statements, exclamation, assertion, questions
avermentdenial
Refusal to accept reality
negation · disavowal · repudiation · renunciation · retraction
verify, aver, veracity, verification, veracious, verity, averred