Assertion
WordNet
noun
(1) A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
(2) The act of affirming or asserting or stating something
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
- Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
- A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.