Affirmation vs Protestation - What's the difference?
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That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
a formal solemn objection or other declaration
* Latimer
(legal, historical) A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.
Affirmation is a related term of protestation.
As nouns the difference between affirmation and protestation
is that affirmation is that which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true while protestation is a formal solemn objection or other declaration.affirmation
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* assertionDerived terms
* self-affirmationSee also
* (wikipedia "affirmation") ----protestation
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(en noun)- The protestation of our faith.