avouchment
- noun
- /əˈvaʊtʃmənt/
- Archaic
:
afirmación
- The committee requested a formal avouchment of those claims before proceeding.
Examples
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The lawyer's avouchment was central to convincing the jury of his client's innocence.
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Her confident avouchment of the facts left no room for doubt.
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The lawyer made an avouchment of the evidence presented.
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His avouchment of the facts was crucial for the case.
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Her confident avouchment of the facts left no room for doubt.
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The committee requested a formal avouchment of those claims before proceeding.
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The lawyer's avouchment was central to convincing the jury of his client's innocence.
Synonyms
168
4.0
A confident statement made without showing proof
36
3.8
A positive statement that something is true or good
19
5.6
A written statement not under oath used as evidence in a court
1
7.9
Official proof, often by signature or witness, that something is true
1
8.2
A public statement that openly says you believe or feel something
A formal statement saying something is true instead of swearing an oath
A confident statement that has no evidence
A strong, serious statement that someone says is true
A statement that says something is true, often as a starting point in an argument
How Open
- Formal
59
5.5
- Formal
150
3.7
- Archaic
168
4.0
- Formal
∞
1.3
589
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Avouchment comes from the old verb avouch, which is like the common word vouch and means 'to declare' or 'to confirm'. So an avouchment is a formal statement that something is 'true'.