Bible Dictionaries
Averment

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion.

(2):

(v. t.) Verification; establishment by evidence.

(3):

(v. t.) A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Averment'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/averment.html. 1828.