assertions

/AH0 S ER1 SH AH0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

  2. 2

    Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

    โ€œYou're a man of strong assertions!โ€

  3. 3

    A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

    โ€œThat's just a bare assertion.โ€

  4. 4

    Maintenance; vindication

    โ€œthe assertion of one's rights or prerogativesโ€

  5. 5

    A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

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