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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
To state as true; declare; maintain. To assert against another has probably a prima facie meaning of a contradiction of him, but the context or circumstances may show that it connotes a criminatory charge; 7 L. J. Ex. 268.