Behauptung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allegation noun A claim or accusation made without proof that it is true.
- assertion noun A firm, confident statement, especially one made without offering proof.
- claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
- contention noun A claim or position put forward and argued for, especially in a debate.
- statement noun Something said or written that expresses a fact, opinion, or position.
Senses
Behauptung is used for these senses in English:
- allegation An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
- assertion Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
- claim A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
- contention A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
assertion — full definition
- noun A firm, confident statement, especially one made without offering proof.
- noun In computing, a statement in code that checks whether a condition is true at that point, used to catch bugs.