"affirmance" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Either affirm + -ance or from Old French afermance",
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    {
      "form": "affirmances",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "The act of affirming, affirmation"
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        "(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation"
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          "ref": "1934, Report of the Commission on the Administration of Justice in New York State, page 388:",
          "text": "Of these 248 appeals the Appellate Division reviewed 4, rendering 3 affirmances and 1 reversal, 75% affirmances, 25% reversals.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Harrison Stark and Loren Alikhan, A false choice between state sovereignty and multi-racial democracy, in: SCOTUSblog (Feb 24 2021)",
          "text": "The District [of Columbia] authored an amicus brief on behalf of 18 states urging affirmance."
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      "glosses": [
        "A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency"
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        "(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency"
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      "word": "affirmaunce"
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  "word": "affirmance"
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      "word": "reversal"
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    {
      "word": "disaffirmance"
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      "word": "reaffirmance"
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        "The act of affirming, affirmation"
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        "(uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation"
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