Affirmance Definition
əfʉrməns
noun
An affirming or declaring.
Webster's New World
A confirming.
Webster's New World
An upholding by a higher court of a lower court's judgment or order.
Webster's New World
(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation.
Wiktionary
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Affirmance
Noun
Singular:
affirmance
Plural:
affirmancesOrigin of Affirmance
-
Either affirm + -ance or from Old French afermance
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