assertory
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But an assertory sentence, proposition, or predication, is the unit with which Logic concerns itself—a sentence in which a subject is named and something is said or predicated about it.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto
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 Alexander Bain
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 George Gillespie
By reason of the matter, an oath is either assertory or promissory.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
In their session of that, year, the lower House of Assembly adopted a series of resolves assertory of their liberties, and declaring the grounds on which they claimed the benefit of the statutes.
From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various
