Assertion

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /əˈsɜː(ɹ).ʃən/Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən

Origin

Middle French assertion, from Latin assertio

Full definition of assertion

Noun

1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
3. (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

Related terms

• assertoric

Anagrams

• airstones
• notarises
• rai stones
• reasonist
• señoritas, senoritas