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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | declaration of the truth of something |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, assertion, asseveration, attestation, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, confirmation, declaration, green light, oath, okay, pronouncement, ratification, stamp of approval, statement, sworn statement, testimonial, testimony |
| Antonyms: | denial, negation, nullification, veto |
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| Main Entry: | acceptance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in goodness of something |
| Synonyms: | accedence, accession, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, adoption, affirmation, agreement, approbation, approval, assent, concession, concurrence, favor, recognition, seal of approval |
| Antonyms: | disbelief |
| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | act of recognizing authority or truth of something |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, accession, acquiescence, admission, admitting, affirmation, allowance, allowing, assent, assertion, asservation, avowal, compliance, conceding, concession, concurrence, confession, confirmation, corroboration, declaration, profession, ratification, realization, recognition, yielding |
| Main Entry: | admission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confession or acknowledgment |
| Synonyms: | accession, admittance, affidavit, affirmation, allowance, assent, assertion, attestation, averment, avowal, concession, confirmation, declaration, deposition, disclosure, divulgence, profession, revelation, statement, testimonial, testimony |
| Notes: | admission implies a physical entrance, whereas admittance implies some sort of procedural or merely formal entry; admission correlates with permission to move into a room or building but admittance correlates with acceptance into a group or organization admission falls short of an acknowledgment of all elements of a crime - which would be a confession |
| Antonyms: | denial, disallowance, refusal, repudiation |
| Main Entry: | affidavit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written legal declaration |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, oath, sworn statement, testimony |
| Main Entry: | alibi |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defense against charges of wrongdoing; evidence of absence |
| Synonyms: | account, affirmation, airtight case, allegation, answer, assertion, assurance, avowal, case, cop-out, cover, declaration, excuse, explanation, fish story, justification, plea, pretext, profession, proof, reason, reply, retort, song and dance, stall, statement, vindication |
| Notes: | an alias is an assumed name, an alibi is a form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed, while an excuse is an explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness |
| Main Entry: | allegation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assertion placing blame |
| Synonyms: | accusation, affirmation, asservation, avowal, charge, claim, declaration, deposition, overment, plea, profession, statement |
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, accession, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, affirmation, approval, authorization, compliance, concurrence, consent, nod, permission, sanction |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, dissent, rejection |
| Main Entry: | assertion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | declaration, positive statement |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, allegation, asservation, attestation, avowal, contention, defense, insistence, maintenance, mouthful, okay, predication, profession, pronouncement, report, say so, stamp of approval, stressing, two cents' worth, vindication |
| Antonyms: | denial, rejection |
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