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affirmance definition

af·firm·ance (-əns)

noun

  1. an affirming or declaring
  2. a confirming
  3. Law an upholding by a higher court of a lower court's judgment or order

Etymology: ME affermance < OFr < L affirmans, prp. of affirmare, affirm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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