Affirmation

n. declaration that something is true; confirmation; positive statement

An affirmation (from Latin affirmare, to assert) is the declaration that something is true or a positive value judgement.
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n. affirmation, declaration that something is true; confirmation; positive statement

n. affirmation, assertion; dictum, predication

(n.)
The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.
  

(n.)
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.