asserted
adjective
resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged.
unasserted
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a word derived from
asserted.
Example Sentences
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When she pushed him on the matter of unasserted executive privilege, both Senators John McCain and Burr jumped in to tell her not to interrupt Sessions, who appeared flustered.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 14, 2017
Commonly, an unasserted proposition is synonymous with a probably false statement, while an asserted proposition is synonymous with one that is certainly false.
From The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll by Various
To have left it unasserted, when once solemnly created in his favor by a reversionary title, would have been deliberately to resign it.
From The Caesars by Thomas De Quincey
Then the proposition “No man marries his deceased wife’s sister” can be expressed unambiguously by about twenty-nine simple signs on paper, whereas, in words, the unasserted statement consists of no less than thirty-four letters.
From The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll by Various
He is now back here once more; come to insist upon his long unasserted rights, and by a title so indisputable that it will leave no doubt of the result.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
