affirmance

English

Alternative forms

• affirmaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

Either affirm +‎ -ance or from Old French afermance

Noun

affirmance (countable and uncountable, plural affirmances)

1. (uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
2. (countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
   • 1934, Report of the Commission on the Administration of Justice in New York State‎^[1], page 388:

     Of these 248 appeals the Appellate Division reviewed 4, rendering 3 affirmances and 1 reversal, 75% affirmances, 25% reversals.

   • 2021, Harrison Stark and Loren Alikhan, A false choice between state sovereignty and multi-racial democracy, in: SCOTUSblog (Feb 24 2021)

     The District [of Columbia] authored an amicus brief on behalf of 18 states urging affirmance.

Coordinate terms

• (court decision): reversal

Derived terms

• disaffirmance
• reaffirmance

 

Translations

affirmation — see affirmation