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Protestation vs Averment - What's the difference?

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Protestation is a related term of averment.


As nouns the difference between protestation and averment

is that protestation is a formal solemn objection or other declaration while averment is the act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.

protestation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a formal solemn objection or other declaration
  • * Latimer
    • The protestation of our faith.
  • (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.

    • Related terms

    * protest

    Anagrams

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    averment

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * (act of averring) affirmation, asseveration, assertion, declaration

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