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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈsɜː^rʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈsɝʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə sûr′shən)

as•ser•tion /əˈsɜrʃən/USA pronunciation n.

a strong declaration, often without support or reason;
allegation:[countable]unfounded assertions.
an act of asserting: [uncountable]the assertion of rights for minorities.[countable]an assertion of power.

as•ser•tion (ə sûr′shən),USA pronunciation n.

a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.
an act of asserting.

Latin assertiōn- (stem of assertiō). See assert, -ion
late Middle English assercion 1375–1425

as•ser′tion•al, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

assertion /əˈsɜːʃən/ n

a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
the act of asserting

'assertion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

affirmation - affirmative - allegation - assurance - claim - deny - dictum - disprove - even - good - Gregory VII - insist - ipse dixit - jactitation - James I - Renaissance - round - say-so - self-assertion - self-certification - sentence - verification - agree - argue - asseveration - back - believe - challenge - contestation - contradiction - counterexample - debunk - denial - disclaimer - dogmatism - Engel's law - expression - identity - immodest - litigate - maintain - muddleheaded - neorealism - position - positive - predicate - prescription - profession - pronounce - rhetorical question

Synonyms: declaration, affirmation, claim, statement, contention, more...

Collocations: that's a bold assertion to make, yes, that is my assertion, his assertion that [he was fired unjustly], more...

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The assertion of any right of retention shall be excluded.
This tribute is the assertion of his manliness.
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