To make a solemn, formal declaration under the penalty of perjury that certain statements are true An affirmation is legally equivalent to an oath and may be substituted for an oath when a document requires an oath for its execution, i e , an affidavit
The act of an appellate body upholding a decision of a trial court, an adjudication committee or a lower appellate court is called affirming the decision
If an event affirms something, it shows that it is true or exists. Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion. = confirm + affirmation af·fir·ma·tion The high turnout was an affirmation of the importance that the voters attached to the election
If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. The House of Lords affirmed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively. a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes `This place is a dump,' affirmed Miss T. = assert + affirmation affirmations af·fir·ma·tion The ministers issued an affirmation of their faith in the system