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Affirmed

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Noun

1. affirmed

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Affirmed

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verb (mainly tr)
1. (may take a clause as object)
to declare to be true; assert positively
2. 
to uphold, confirm, or ratify
3. (intransitive) law
to make an affirmation

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Affirmed

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verb transitive
1. 
to say positively; declare firmly; assert to be true
see also deny
2. 
to make valid; confirm; uphold; ratify (a law, decision, or judgment)
verb intransitive
3.  Law
to declare solemnly, but not under oath; make affirmation

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Affirmed

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v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms
v.tr.
1. To declare positively; assert to be true: a philosopher affirming the existence of free will; a document affirming that each student has completed the course.
2. To declare support for or belief in: affirm the right to self-determination.
3. Law To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm: The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision.
v.intr.
Law
To assert that one will give true testimony equivalent to that which would be given while under oath.

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