assertion

afirmación, aseveración

Declaración que presenta algo como verdadero, muchas veces sin aportar pruebas.

En inglés sencillo: A statement that presents something as true, often without showing proof.

• Her assertion was difficult to prove.
• He challenged the assertion that the treatment was safe.
• These assertions are based on very little evidence.

Cómo se usa: assertion that… (His assertion that everyone agreed was false.)

Sinónimos: claim, statement

Expresiones frecuentes: make an assertion, false assertion, assertion that something

afirmación, aseveración

El acto de decir con firmeza que algo es verdad.

En inglés sencillo: The act of saying firmly that something is true.

• Mere assertion does not prove anything.
• Her confident assertion of the facts impressed the audience.
• Repeated assertion cannot make a false claim true.

Cómo se usa: assertion of something (His forceful assertion of his innocence surprised us.)

Sinónimos: declaration, affirmation

Expresiones frecuentes: mere assertion, confident assertion, assertion of something

reivindicación

El acto de defender o ejercer con firmeza un derecho, un poder o una pretensión.

En inglés sencillo: The act of firmly defending or using a right, power, or claim.

• The protest was an assertion of their rights.
• His assertion of authority angered the committee.
• The declaration marked a public assertion of national independence.

Cómo se usa: assertion of something (The strike was an assertion of the workers’ rights.)

Sinónimos: defense, exercise

Expresiones frecuentes: assertion of rights, assertion of authority, assertion of ownership