Word

averment, n.
(averments)

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

assertion asseveration averment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assert

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aver

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

asseverate

semantic pointers

hypernym

declaration

hyponym

claim claim accusation, charge contention ipse dixit, ipsedixitism affirmation, avowal, avouchment testimony denial, disaffirmation