One who affirms or asserts. / (law) One who affirms of taking an oath.

plural of affirmant

The quality of being affirmable.

Relating to affirmation.

plural of affirming

(grammar) A sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition.

(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination

(law) A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.

(property law) Any structural change made to an estate in land that intentionally or negligently causes harm to the estate or depletes its resources, unless this depletion is a continuation of a pre-existing use.

plural of affirmative action