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ASSERTING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
Synonyms:
asserting; declarative; declaratory
Classified under:
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb assert
Context examples:
Already, however, the legal tongues are wagging, and one young law student is loudly asserting that the rights of the owner are already completely sacrificed, his property being held in contravention of the statutes of mortmain, since the tiller, as emblemship, if not proof, of delegated possession, is held in a dead hand.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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