AFFIRMATION

AFFIRMA'TION, noun 1. The act of affirming or asserting as true; opposed to negation or denial.2. That which is asserted; position declared as true; averment.3. Confirmation; ratification; an establishing of what had been before done or decreed.4. A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath; which affirmation is in law equivalent to testimony given under oath.

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affirmation. Affirmation, n. a solemn or positive declaration

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Af′fir‐ma″tion (�), n. [[L. affirmatio: cf. F. affirmation.]] 1. 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. Hooker.
2. 2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; — opposed to negation or denial.
3. 3. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.
4. 4. (Law) A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath. Bouvier.