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  • 61jurat — ju·rat / ju̇r ət, ˌat/ n [short for Latin juratum ( est ) it has been sworn]: a certification added to an affidavit stating when, before whom, and where the affidavit was made Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. jur …

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  • 62promise — prom·ise n: a declaration or manifestation esp. in a contract of an intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way that gives the party to whom it is made a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise: a promise (as to compensate …

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  • 63representation — rep·re·sen·ta·tion n 1: one that represents: as a: a statement or account made to influence opinion or action compare warranty 3 b: an incidental or collateral statement of fact on the faith of which a contract is entered into the contract of… …

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  • 64surety — sure·ty / shu̇r ə tē/ n pl ties [Anglo French seurté, literally, guarantee, security, from Old French, from Latin securitat securitas, from securus secure] 1: a formal engagement (as a pledge) given for the fulfillment of an undertaking 2: one… …

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  • 65testimony — tes·ti·mo·ny / tes tə ˌmō nē/ n pl nies [Latin testimonium, from testis witness]: evidence furnished by a witness under oath or affirmation and either orally or in an affidavit or deposition former testimony: testimony that a witness gives at a… …

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  • 66asseverational — adjective Of or pertaining to asseveration …

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  • 67averment — noun a) The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion. b) verification; establishment by evidence. Syn: affirmation, asseveration, assertion, declaration …

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  • 68pleonasm — noun /ˈpliːənæzəm/ a) Redundancy in wording. My salvation is in my Saviour who saveth me hence the redundancy and pleonasm of my asseveration. b) A phrase involving pleonasm, that is, a phrase in which one or more words are redundant as their… …

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  • 69asseverate — verb To declare earnestly, seriously, or positively; to affirm. See Also: asseveration …

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  • 70claim — n [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a: a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specif: a demand for a benefit (as under the workers compensation law) or contractual payment (as… …

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