asserted

American  

[uh-sur-tid] / əˈsɜr tɪd /

adjective

1. resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged.

   The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.

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Other Word Forms

• assertedly adverb
• unasserted adjective
• well-asserted adjective

Etymology

Origin of asserted

First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In doing so, Paxton and other states’ attorneys general asserted, the investors broke antitrust laws.

From The Wall Street Journal

The release included a statement from city manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey, who apologized for the inaccurate information but asserted that the city still had reason to shut down the event.

From Los Angeles Times

In December, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asserted has the administration can replicate the tariff structure, or a similar structure, through alternative legal methods in the 1974 Trade Act and 1962 Trade Expansion Act.

From Los Angeles Times

“In light of the breadth, history, and constitutional context of that asserted authority, he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it,” Roberts wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

Southerners, asserted the Confederate cartel negotiator, would “die in the last ditch before giving up their right to send slaves back to slavery as property recaptured.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• alleged
• apparent
• presumed
• purported