affirmance

== English == === Alternative forms === affirmaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === Either affirm +‎ -ance or from Old French afermance === Noun === affirmance (countable and uncountable, plural affirmances) (uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation (countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency 2021, Harrison Stark and Loren Alikhan, A false choice between state sovereignty and multi-racial democracy, in: SCOTUSblog (Feb 24 2021) The District [of Columbia] authored an amicus brief on behalf of 18 states urging affirmance. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (court decision): reversal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====