averment

• Substantivo que designa uma afirmação ou declaração positiva e categórica, frequentemente feita sem provas que a sustentem.

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.

   Afirmação

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaffirmationassertionasseverationavowaldeclarationprotestationstatement

   Antônimoscontradictiondenialdisavowalnullificationrecantationrefutationrepudiationretraction