averment
averment n. (诉状中积极或者肯定的)主张；宣称；陈述 美国《联邦民事诉讼规则》〔Federal Rules of Civil Procedure〕要求所有诉答书状中的陈述或主张应简明、直接。在古代诉讼中，该词指诉答书状中的结论部分，包含提出新的肯定性事项，据此当事人宣称自己已「准备好予以证明」〔ready to verify〕。
AVERMENT
averment
averment ([schwa]-v[schwa]r-m[schwa]nt), n. A positive declaration or affirmation of fact; esp., an assertion or allegation in a pleading (the plaintiff’s averment that the defendant ran a red light). Cf. ASSEVE-RATE. immaterial averment. An averment that alleges something in needless detail; a statement that goes far beyond what is in issue. • This type of averment