To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive.
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
To affirm (something).
To object to.
To make a strong objection.
The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.