AfflrmatiTe
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
That which affirms; opposed to that which denies. Afflrmatlve pregnant: an affirmative averment implying a negative in favor of the adverse party. Afflrmative statute: a statute in affirmative language; a statute directing that some act be done, or declaring what shall be done.