"affirmance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: affirmances [plural]
Etymology: Either affirm + -ance or from Old French afermance Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|affirm|ance}} affirm + -ance, {{cog|fro|afermance}} Old French afermance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} affirmance (countable and uncountable, plural affirmances)
  1. (uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-affirmance-en-noun-yV8unCP7
  2. (countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency Tags: countable Categories (topical): Law Coordinate_terms (court decision): reversal
    Sense id: en-affirmance-en-noun-KukCeuQg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 21 79 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'court decision': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: affirmaunce [obsolete] Derived forms: disaffirmance, reaffirmance

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