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   assertion

   /əˈsəːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief: "his assertion that his father had deserted the family" Similar declarationcontentionstatementclaimsubmissionpostulationavermentopinionproclamationannouncementpronouncementassuranceattestationaffirmationprotestationprofessionswearinginsistenceavowalrare:maintenanceasseveration
   • ▪ the action of asserting something: "the assertion of his legal rights" Similar defenceupholdinginsistence on

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin assertio(n-), from the verb asserere (see assert).

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