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–noun

1.	the act of averring.

2.	a positive statement.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME averrement < MF. See aver, -ment

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tr.v. a·verred, a·ver·ring, a·vers

To affirm positively; declare.
Law
1. To assert formally as a fact.
2. To justify or prove.

[Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Vulgar Latin *advērāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin vērus, true; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots.]

a·ver'ment n., a·ver'ra·ble adj.

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averment
noun
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: assertion]

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A*ver"\ ([.a]*v[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred ([.a]*v[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] [F. av['e]rer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.]

1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.]

2. (Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See Averment.

3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.

It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case. --Fielding.

Then all averred I had killed the bird. --Coleridge.

Syn: To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.

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