averment

• Nom désignant une déclaration positive et formelle, souvent faite de manière solennelle ou sous serment, ou une affirmation sans preuve à l'appui.

A noun referring to a positive and emphatic declaration or assertion, often made without supporting evidence.

1. Emphatic declarationC2formal

   A strong, positive statement or assertion made with confidence, often without supporting evidence.

   Déclaration emphatique

   • The witness made an averment that the defendant was at the scene.
   • His averment of innocence was met with skepticism.
   • The lawyer's averment was based solely on the client's account.

   Synonymesaffirmationassertionasseverationavowaldeclarationprotestationstatement

   Antonymescontradictiondenialdisavowalnullificationrecantationrefutationrepudiationretraction