affirmance
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of affirmance
1350–1400; Middle English affermance < Middle French; see affirm, -ance
Example Sentences
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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.
From Slate • May 22, 2025
In a 2-to-1 decision Tuesday, the 2nd Circuit said it was reversing its prior affirmance of the convictions after the U.S.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022
The 9th Circuit’s sole affirmance came in a significant case.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2021
In a statement that fall, he wrote that no rule of judicial ethics prohibited staying on the case and that a 4-to-4 deadlock resulting in an automatic affirmance was undesirable.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2010
The decision on the appeal from the judgment resulted in its affirmance.
From Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State by Field, Stephen Johnson
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