Definition of assertion
: the act of asserting or something that is asserted: such asa : insistent and positive affirming, maintaining, or defending (as of a right or attribute) an assertion of ownership/innocenceb : a declaration that something is the case He presented no evidence to support his assertions.
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Examples of assertion in a Sentence
the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence
made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light
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Trump later cast his hoax assertion as a laugh line.
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Drake's assertions contradict declarations filed in the case in March by former NSA director Michael Hayden and current NSA operations manager Wayne Murphy.
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Rivers was responding to Davis' assertion that the relationship between Rivers and his father -- Clippers head coach Doc Rivers -- caused resentment in the locker room.
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Eventually, the victim's assertions reached the Angels, according to prosecutors, who said in a legal memo that the description permanent bodily injury does not do justice to what happened to the victim.
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Meanwhile, even the most charitable reading of the Trump presidency thus far involves a good number of public, unforced errors as well as torrential scrutiny attending every dubious assertion from the White House.
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DiMiceli bristled at assertions that the downtown courthouse is not a priority for the patrol.
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The story circulated following Trump’s May 1 assertion in an interview that President Andrew Jackson could have prevented the war, which began 16 years after Jackson’s death.
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And many of Grande's musician peers, including Lorde, Katy Perry, and JoJo, mentioned Grande by name and/or repeated the assertion that concerts should be safe and love-filled spaces.
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Origin and Etymology of assertion
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ASSERTION Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of assertion for Students
1 : the act of stating clearly and strongly or making others aware the assertion of his innocence
2 : something stated as if certain They did not believe me despite my assertions.
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