affirmance

[uh-fur-muhns]

noun

1. affirmation.

Other Word Forms

• nonaffirmance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of affirmance¹

1350–1400; Middle English affermance < Middle French; affirm, -ance

Example Sentences

Under the court’s long-standing rules, this stalemate resulted in an automatic affirmance of the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s decision without creating new precedent.

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As we argued earlier this week, the obvious next step will be to evince that same institutional humility with a summary affirmance of the U.S.

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An affirmance would not only be significant in its own right, but would also open the door to other litigation against statutes that prohibit gun ownership, especially those to do with violent offenses that aren’t at the felony level,” he said.

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In a 2-to-1 decision Tuesday, the 2nd Circuit said it was reversing its prior affirmance of the convictions after the U.S.

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The 9th Circuit’s sole affirmance came in a significant case.

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