Assertion and Dispute

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Assertion noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.

Usage example: the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence

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Dispute is an antonym for assertion.

Dispute noun - Variance of opinion on a matter.

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Assertion is an antonym for dispute.

public	public assertion	public dispute
certain	certain assertion	certain dispute
original	original assertion	original dispute
constant	constant assertion	constant dispute
Other adjectives: unfortunate, famous, last.

God Before Dogma: Some human members of the Christian hierarchy claim that Deryni are evil by nature and thereby justify persecuting them, but a schism eventually occurs within the Church when some bishops, led by Cardiel and Arilan, dispute this assertion.

Source: Literature / Deryni
This is a recurring theme in Katherine Kurtz's Deryni novels, because members of the Christian hierarchy claim that Deryni are evil by nature (hence justifying persecuting them), but a schism eventually occurs within the Church when some clerics, led by Cardiel and Arilan, dispute this assertion.

Source: God Before Dogma
Sapphire in Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice has been Unable to Cry all her life, and is commonly thought to be heartless (an assertion she does nothing to dispute.) When her mother died, she cut a lock of her hair and placed it in the coffin.

Source: He Will Not Cry, So I Cry for Him

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