Averment Definition

noun
The act of averring.
Webster's New World Law
A positive affirmation, allegation, or declaration of facts, especially in a pleading, as opposed to an argumentative statement or a statement based on induction or inference; generally this term is used in civil proceedings, as opposed to allegation in criminal proceedings.
Webster's New World Law

The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.

Wiktionary

Verification; establishment by evidence.

Wiktionary

A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Averment

Noun

Singular:
averment
Plural:
averments

Origin of Averment

  • From Old French averrement, averement, from averer (Modern French avérer).

    From Wiktionary

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