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# assertion

«assertion» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a strong statement that something is true, often without…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an assertion, assertions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An assertion is a strong statement that something is true, often without proof given. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#m1)

2) Assertion is the act of standing up for your rights or opinions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English and debate lessons, pupils back up assertions with evidence. In science, an assertion should be tested. In maths and computing, an assertion is a statement that must be true; a program checks it.

### examples

- His assertion that ghosts exist had no evidence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#x1)
- Support your assertion with facts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#x2)
- The teacher questioned her assertion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#x3)
- The assertion that the moon is made of cheese is false. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#x4)
- Self-assertion helps you say no to bad ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#x5)
- The program checks the assertion that the total is positive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#x6)
- Of course the ruler of the lower world had to prove this assertion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/#x7)

### note

Plural: assertions. Verb: assert. Assertion ≠ proof: a claim needs evidence to be accepted.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «assertion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assertion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.