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affirmances

affirmances is the plural of affirmance.

Meaning of affirmance

Noun

affirmance (countable and uncountable, plural affirmances)

  1. (uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
  2. (countable) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
    • Of these 248 appeals the Appellate Division reviewed 4, rendering 3 affirmances and 1 reversal, 75% affirmances, 25% reversals.1934, Report of the Commission on the Administration of Justice in New York State, page 388

Questions about affirmances

What is affirmances the plural of?
Affirmances is the plural of affirmance.

Words near affirmances in the dictionary

  1. affirm
  2. affirmability
  3. affirmable
  4. affirmably
  5. affirmance
  6. affirmances
  7. affirmant
  8. affirmants
  9. affirmata
  10. affirmatio
  11. affirmation

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