avouchment
avouchment noun: the act of avouching.
Noun
avouchment (countable and uncountable, plural avouchments)
- The act of avouching.
- While in the judgement of wise Men, by laying the foundation of his defence on the avouchment of that which is so manifestly untrue, he hath giv’n a worse soile to his own cause, then when his whole Forces were at any time overthrown.1649, John Milton, Eikonoklastes, page 5
- A positive declaration.
- Under oath, at the Army-McCarthy hearings, he denied ever having said this. His denials were as meaningless as his avouchments, and reputable journalists heard him.1959, Richard H. Rovere, “What He Was and What He Did-1”, in Senator Joe McCarthy, Cleveland: Meridian, published 1963, page 31
avouchment meaning in Tamil
avouchment in Tamil
- உறுதிமொழி அளித்தல்
Forms of avouchment
| plural | avouchments |
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Origin of avouchment
From avouch + -ment.
Questions about avouchment
- What does avouchment mean?
- Avouchment means the act of avouching.
- What is avouchment in Tamil?
- Avouchment in Tamil is உறுதிமொழி அளித்தல். See Avouchment meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is avouchment?
- Avouchment is a noun.
- What is the plural of avouchment?
- The plural of avouchment is avouchments.
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