"assertion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈsɜːʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈsɜɹʃən/ [General-American], [əˈsɝʃn̩] [General-American] Audio: en-us-assertion.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-assertion.wav [UK] Forms: assertions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən Etymology: From Middle French assertion, from Latin assertio. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ser- (bind)}}, {{bor|en|frm|assertion}} Middle French assertion, {{der|en|la|assertio}} Latin assertio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} assertion (countable and uncountable, plural assertions)
  1. The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-assertion-en-noun-RyXasaCX
  2. Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (affirmation; statement asserted): հաստատում (hastatum) (Armenian), iddia (Azerbaijani), дәғүә (dəğwə) (Bashkir), твърде́ние (tvǎrdénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), asserció [feminine] (Catalan), afirmació [feminine] (Catalan), 斷言 (Chinese Mandarin), 断言 (duànyán) (Chinese Mandarin), 主張 (Chinese Mandarin), 主张 (zhǔzhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), tvrzení [neuter] (Czech), stellige bewering (Dutch), aserto (Esperanto), väite (Finnish), vakuutus (Finnish), assertion [feminine] [logic, mathematics, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences] (French), confirmation [feminine, rhetoric] (French), assertion [feminine] (French), Versicherung [feminine] (German), Zusicherung [feminine] (German), Behauptung [feminine] (German), Beteuerung [feminine] (German), Erklärung [feminine] (German), Vorbringen [neuter] (German), Aussage [masculine] (German), asserzione (Italian), affermazione [feminine] (Italian), asserimento [masculine] (Italian), dichiarazione [feminine] (Italian), 主張 (shuchō) (alt: しゅちょう) (Japanese), 단정 (danjeong) (Korean), 주장 (jujang) (Korean), asserção [feminine] (Portuguese), assertiva [feminine] (Portuguese), afirmação (Portuguese), afirmație [feminine] (Romanian), утвержде́ние (utverždénije) [neuter] (Russian), тврдња [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), tvrdnja [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), afirmación [feminine] (Spanish), aserto [masculine] (Spanish), bekräftelse [common-gender] (Swedish), giitsabi (Tagalog), тве́рдження (tvérdžennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-assertion-en-noun-Uv38xpgW Disambiguation of 'affirmation; statement asserted': 13 56 12 3 8 8
  3. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-assertion-en-noun-7MuUOttX
  4. Maintenance; vindication Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (maintenance; vindication; assertion of one's rights): дәғүә (dəğwə) (Bashkir), affirmation [feminine] (French), Durchsetzung [feminine] (German), Geltendmachung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-assertion-en-noun-ofvyqhxG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 9 40 21 16 Disambiguation of "maintenance; vindication; assertion of one's rights": 2 2 2 90 3 1
  5. (programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming Translations (programming: statement asserting a true condition): aserto (Esperanto), varmistus (Finnish), afirmação [masculine] (Portuguese), aserción [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-assertion-en-noun-XYGK2Kmp Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'programming: statement asserting a true condition': 12 10 9 4 60 5
  6. (finance) the set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-assertion-en-noun-dCjZYR8U Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: accusation, allegation, censure, charge, crimination, impeachment Derived forms: self-assertion Related terms: assertoric

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          "sense": "affirmation; statement asserted",
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          "ref": "2022 August 24, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Union slams Avanti West Coast: 'lie' as services slashed”, in RAIL, number 964, page 6",
          "text": "Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim of unofficial action, calling it a lie. And Avanti West Coast was unable to provide any proof for its assertion, when questioned by RAIL.",
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      "code": "tl",
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