assertion
noun
as·ser·tion
ə-ˈsər-shən 
a-
: the act of asserting or something that is asserted: such as
a
: insistent and positive affirming, maintaining, or defending (as of a right or attribute)
an assertion of ownership/innocence
b
: a declaration that something is the case
He presented no evidence to support his assertions.
Examples of assertion in a Sentence
the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence
made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light
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Colorado Education Association President Kevin Vick pushed back on the assertion that schools are operating with excess funding.
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on that assertion or on Furman's ruling.
—Luc Cohen, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Trump pushed back on that assertion, telling Fox News' Laura Ingraham that foreign aid to Ukraine was never discussed during his call with Putin.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
At issue is whether the government, invoking wartime powers at a moment when the country is not at war, can, on authorities’ bare assertion, with no judicial review, take individuals who have been convicted of no crime and deport them to serve hard time in the prisons of another country.
—Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on that assertion or on Furman's ruling.
—Luc Cohen, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Trump pushed back on that assertion, telling Fox News' Laura Ingraham that foreign aid to Ukraine was never discussed during his call with Putin.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
At issue is whether the government, invoking wartime powers at a moment when the country is not at war, can, on authorities’ bare assertion, with no judicial review, take individuals who have been convicted of no crime and deport them to serve hard time in the prisons of another country.
—Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assertion
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“Assertion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assertion. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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assertion
noun
as·ser·tion
ə-ˈsər-shən
a-
: the act of asserting
also
: something asserted : declaration
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