affirm

affirm is a   Verb

Definition:

[1] To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; esp. (Law),

[2] to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appelate court for review.

[3] To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny. Jesus, . . . whom Paul affirmed to be alive. Acts xxv. 19.

[4] To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4.

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