Beteuerung — meaning in English

English meaning

• assertion noun A firm, confident statement, especially one made without offering proof.
• assurance noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.

Senses

Beteuerung is used for these senses in English:

• assertion Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
• asseveration An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
• assurance (insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.

assertion — full definition

1. noun A firm, confident statement, especially one made without offering proof.
2. noun In computing, a statement in code that checks whether a condition is true at that point, used to catch bugs.

assurance — full definition

1. noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
2. noun Confidence in oneself; self-assured certainty.
3. noun British English term for insurance, especially life insurance.

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