asseveration
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Heaton, 4th Jurist, new series, page 708, for the distinguishment between the words of asseveration and the essential words of an oath.
From The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle by Bradlaugh, Charles
No; not from this moment," said Mr. Merridew, characteristically seeking to justify his former asseveration, "when not for a single moment have I ceased to bless him for preserving my darling's life.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Hornung, Ernest W.
He defends himself, by the most solemn asseveration, against the charge that what he had seen was an illusion of the senses.
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Nicholson, Reynold
She scarcely knew what to make of this tender asseveration, and she said nothing.
From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
But although the theologian heaps up protestation upon asseveration until the mass attains an imposing size, the whole is not of more substantial value than a huge bubble blown by an energetic school boy.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas
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