averment

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Unless and until Utah impeaches his credibility, that averment is accepted by us descendants of the man.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was no occasion to state this, and the averment might be treated as surplusage.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green

That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment I thought their allegation but reasonable.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The legal question had arisen whether the words, 'She, knowing that Crooke had been indicted for forgery,' did so and so, contained an averment that Crooke had been indicted.

From The English Utilitarians, Volume I. by Stephen, Leslie, Sir

What truth there was in such averment may be gathered from the admirable letter in your impression of last Saturday from the young American to Lord Lyttelton.

From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Edge, Frederick Milnes