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affirmative
(encz) | affirmative,afirmativní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
affirmative
(encz) | affirmative,klad n: Zdeněk Brož |
affirmative
(encz) | affirmative,kladný adj: |
affirmative
(encz) | affirmative,potvrzující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
affirmative
(encz) | affirmative,pozitivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
affirmative
(encz) | affirmative,souhlasný adj: |
Affirmative
(gcide) | Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F.
affirmatif.]
1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common
law.
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2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory
of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed
to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative
vote.
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3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] --J. Taylor.
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Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of
Crito. --Berkeley.
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4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a
proposition.
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5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are
to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to
be subtracted.
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Affirmative
(gcide) | Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, n.
1. That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an
affirmative proposition; that side of question which
affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to
negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative,
and ten in the negative.
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Whether there are such beings or not, 't is
sufficient for my purpose that many have believed
the affirmative. --Dryden.
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2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as,
yes, that is so, etc.
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affirmative
(wn) | affirmative
adj 1: affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision";
"affirmative votes" [syn: affirmative, affirmatory]
[ant: negative]
2: expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" [syn:
affirmative, optimistic]
3: expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative
criticism"; "an affirmative nod" [syn: approving,
affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive]
n 1: a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
[ant: negative] |
AFFIRMATIVE
(bouvier) | AFFIRMATIVE. Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative.
(q.v.)
2. It is a general rule of evidence that the affirmative of the issue
must be proved. Bull. N. P. 298 ; Peake, Ev. 2.
3. But when the law requires a person to do an act, and the neglect of
it, will render him guilty and punishable, the negative must be proved,
because every man is presumed to do his duty and in that case they who
affirm he did not, must prove it. B. N. P. 298; 1 Roll. R. 83; Comb. 57; 3
B.& P. 307; 1 Mass. R. 56.
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affirmative action
(encz) | affirmative action,kladná akce affirmative action,opatření k zajištění rovnoprávnosti affirmative action,pozitivní diskriminace n: Dita Vladyková |
affirmative statement
(encz) | affirmative statement,kladná oznamovací věta |
affirmatively
(encz) | affirmatively,kladně adv: |
answer in the affirmative
(encz) | answer in the affirmative,odpovědět kladně |
Affirmative
(gcide) | Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F.
affirmatif.]
1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common
law.
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2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory
of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed
to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative
vote.
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3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] --J. Taylor.
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Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of
Crito. --Berkeley.
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4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a
proposition.
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5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are
to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to
be subtracted.
[1913 Webster]Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, n.
1. That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an
affirmative proposition; that side of question which
affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to
negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative,
and ten in the negative.
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Whether there are such beings or not, 't is
sufficient for my purpose that many have believed
the affirmative. --Dryden.
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2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as,
yes, that is so, etc.
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affirmative action
(gcide) | affirmative action \affirmative action\ n.
1. a policy of making active efforts to improve the
employment or educational opportunities available to
members of minority groups or women; -- achieved by
employers or schools by using various techniques, but
excluding the use of simple quotas or outright
discrimination against white males.
Note: affirmative action is required by law for certain
employers in the United States.
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Affirmatively
(gcide) | Affirmatively \Af*firm"a*tive*ly\, adv.
In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a
question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively.
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affirmative action
(wn) | affirmative action
n 1: a policy designed to redress past discrimination against
women and minority groups through measures to improve their
economic and educational opportunities; "affirmative action
has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978
in the Bakke decision" |
affirmative pleading
(wn) | affirmative pleading
n 1: any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than
merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff |
affirmatively
(wn) | affirmatively
adv 1: in an affirmative manner |
affirmativeness
(wn) | affirmativeness
n 1: the agreeable quality of one who assents |
AFFIRMATIVE
(bouvier) | AFFIRMATIVE. Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative.
(q.v.)
2. It is a general rule of evidence that the affirmative of the issue
must be proved. Bull. N. P. 298 ; Peake, Ev. 2.
3. But when the law requires a person to do an act, and the neglect of
it, will render him guilty and punishable, the negative must be proved,
because every man is presumed to do his duty and in that case they who
affirm he did not, must prove it. B. N. P. 298; 1 Roll. R. 83; Comb. 57; 3
B.& P. 307; 1 Mass. R. 56.
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AFFIRMATIVE PREGNANT
(bouvier) | AFFIRMATIVE PREGNANT, Pleading. An affirmative allegation, implying some
negative, in favor of the adverse party, for example, if to an action of
assumpsit, which is barred by the act of limitations of six years, the
defendant pleads that be did not undertake &c. within ten years; a
replication that he did undertake, &c. within ten years, would be an
affirmative pregnant; since it would impliedly admit that the defendant had
not promised within six years. As no proper issue could be tendered upon
such plea the plaintiff should, for that reason, demur to it. Gould, Pl. c.
6 29, 37; Steph. Pl. 381; Lawes, Civ. Pl. 113; Bac. Ab. Pleas, N 6.
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