averment

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
2. noun verification; establishment by evidence.
3. noun A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Similar words

asseveration assertion averral asserting affirming allegation avowance avouchment assertment affirmation

Often followed by

of that in is was to or as and

Word family

averments