Definition
| • | to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review. |
| • | To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny. |
| • | To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4. |
| • | To declare or assert positively. |
| • | To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation. |