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Affirmation

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Lat. affirmare, to assert), the declaration that something is true; in logic, a positive judgment, the union of the subject and predicate of a proposition; particularly, in law, the solemn declaration allowed to those who conscientiously object to taking an oath. (See OATH.)

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Affirmation'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/affirmation.html. 1910.
 
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