assertory
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He merely made an assertory oath in a prescribed form.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
Philo subtle, and with long involved periods knit together by logical connectives: the Book of Wisdom sententious, full of parallelisms, assertory and Hebraistic throughout.
From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
The discipline spoken of in the promissory part of the oath must be the same which was spoken of in the assertory part.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
But while both species may not be implemented in some cases till the far distant future, some of an assertory nature may be performed at the time when they are sworn.
From The Ordinance of Covenanting by Cunningham, John
Hypothetical Imperatives represent the practical necessity of an action as a means to an end, being problematical or assertory principles, according as the end is possible or real.
From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Bain, Alexander
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