Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
Maintenance; vindication
An authority who makes such an assertion.
A dogmatic and unproved proposition or dictum that is accepted solely on the authority of someone who is known to have asserted it.