averment
11averment — aver·ment …
12averment — a•ver•ment [[t]əˈvɜr mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act of averring 2) a positive statement • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME averrement < MF. See aver, ment …
13averment — /əˈvɜmənt/ (say uh vermuhnt) noun 1. the act of averring. 2. a positive statement. 3. Law an allegation …
14averment — /avarmant/ In pleading, to allege or assert positively. All averments in pleadings are required to be simple, concise, and direct. Fed.R. Civil P. 8(e). In old pleading, an offer to prove a plea, or pleading. The concluding part of a plea,… …
15averment — /avarmant/ In pleading, to allege or assert positively. All averments in pleadings are required to be simple, concise, and direct. Fed.R. Civil P. 8(e). In old pleading, an offer to prove a plea, or pleading. The concluding part of a plea,… …
16averment — An allegation …
17averment — n. a positive statement; an affirmation, esp. Law one with an offer of proof. Etymology: ME f. AF, OF aver(r)ement (as AVER, MENT) …
18averment on information and belief — An allegation in a pleading which states that the pleader is informed and believes the facts stated to be true, instead of making a direct statement of such facts. 41 Am J1st Plead § 40 …
19negative averment — neg·a·tive averment n: a negative statement or allegation (as in a pleading) that constitutes a statement of fact and that must be proved by the party making it a negative averment alleging that the plaintiff did not have the capacity to sue… …
20earnest averment — index surety (certainty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
