Affirmation
Affirmation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin affirmatio: compare French affirmation.]
1.
Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. — Hooker
2.
The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.
3.
That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vendor, of title to property sold, or of its quality.
4.
(Law) A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath. — Bouvier