affirmance
English
editAlternative forms
edit- affirmaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
editEither affirm + -ance or from Old French afermance
Noun
editaffirmance (countable and uncountable, plural affirmances)
- (uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation
- (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
edit- (court decision): reversal
Derived terms
editTranslations
editaffirmation — see affirmation