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affirmation - the act of affirming or asserting or stating something |
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assertion,
statement |
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speech act the use of language to perform some act
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say-so one chap's arbitrary assertion
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affirmation - a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand |
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reversal a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
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judgement,
judgment,
judicial decision the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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affirmation - (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) |
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commitment,
dedication the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
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faith,
religion,
religious belief loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
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profession an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
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