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51Confessing — Confess Con*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confessing}.] [F. confesser, fr. L. confessus, p. p. of confiteri to confess; con + fateri to confess; akin to fari to speak. See 2d {Ban}, {Fame}.] 1. To make acknowledgment or …
52acknowledge — ac·knowl·edge vt edged, edg·ing 1: to indicate recognition and acceptance of the power of taxation in the general and state governments is acknowledged to be concurrent McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819) 2 a: to show by word or act that… …
53affirm — af·firm /ə fərm/ vt 1: to assert as true or factual 2: to assert (as a judgment) as valid or confirmed affirm ed the lower court s ruling compare remand, reverse …
54declare — de·clare vt de·clared, de·clar·ing 1: to make known formally, officially, or explicitly declaring who shall then act as President U.S. Constitution amend. XX 2 a: to make a full statement of (one s taxable property) didn t declare some of his… …
55assert — as·sert /ə sərt/ vt: to present and demand recognition of assert a claim as·ser·tion /ə sər shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
56contend — I (dispute) verb altercate, argue, battle, be discordant, bicker, brawl, carry on an argument, challenge, clash, combat, compete, conflict, contendere, contest, contradict, decernere, differ, disaccord, disagree, discept, discord, dissent,… …
57admit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. let in; induct, matriculate; concede, acknowledge; receive, allow, fess or own up (inf.). See disclosure, receiving, permission. Ant., deny, refuse, repel. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grant entrance] …
58attest — at·test /ə test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi: to bear witness: testify… …
59depose — de·pose /di pōz/ vb de·posed, de·pos·ing vt 1: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit 2: to take testimony from esp. by deposition plaintiffs...were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants National Law Journal compare …
60state — n often attrib 1 a: a politically organized body of people usu. occupying a definite territory; esp: one that is sovereign b: the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government… …
