The Collaborative International Dictionary
Affirmance
Affirmance \Af*firm"ance\, n. [Cf. OF. afermance.]
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Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.
This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law.
--Bacon. A strong declaration; affirmation.
--Cowper.
Wiktionary
affirmance
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The act of affirming, affirmation 2 (context countable legal English) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
Usage examples of "affirmance".
To pivot affirmance on the question of the amount of harm done the accused is to beg the constitutional question involved.
I propose to ask your attention for a little while to some propositions in affirmance of that statement.