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averments

averments is the plural of averment.

Meaning of averment

Noun

averment (countable and uncountable, plural averments)

  1. The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
    • And for some of these averments, he added, substantiating proof was not far.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 16, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
  2. verification; establishment by evidence.
  3. A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Questions about averments

What is averments the plural of?
Averments is the plural of averment.

Words near averments in the dictionary

  1. Averitts
  2. Averkios
  3. avermectin
  4. avermectins
  5. averment
  6. averments
  7. Avernal
  8. Averni
  9. Avernian
  10. Avernus
  11. averos

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