Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Stating
More specialized WordNet synsets
- qualification
- the act of modification or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"
- opinion, ruling
- the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
- plea
- an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
- defense, defence, denial, demurrer
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
- justification
- the act of justifying: "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller
- animatism
- the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones
- attribution, ascription
- assigning to a cause or source
- crediting
- the attribution of an idea or work to someone else
- imputation
- the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"
- externalization
- attributing to outside causes
- explanation
- thought that makes something comprehensible
- rationale, principle
- an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature; "the principles of internal-combusiton engines"
- pleading
- (law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
- alternative pleading, pleading in the alternative
- a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
- affirmative pleading
- any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
- answer
- the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- plea
- (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- evasive answer
- (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
- nolo contendere, non vult
- (criminal law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
- dilatory plea
- a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)
- charge, complaint
- (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
- insanity plea, plea of insanity
- (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
- complaint
- (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
- defective pleading
- any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
- rebutter, rebuttal
- a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
- demurrer
- any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
- replication
- a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
- rejoinder
- a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
- special pleading
- a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
- surrebutter, surrebuttal
- a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
- surrejoinder
- a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
- recommendation, testimonial, good word
- something that recommends (or expresses commendation)
- character, reference, character reference
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all to often answered evasively"
- criticism, unfavorable judgment
- disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
- faultfinding, carping
- persistent petty and unjustified criticism
- brickbat
- blunt criticism
- potshot
- criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor"
- fire, attack, flak, blast
- intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at Jesse Helms"
- thrust
- verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
- counterblast
- a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband"
- sermon, preaching
- a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"
- rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
- an expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
- slating
- a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a sound slating"
- berating, blowing up
- a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"
- stricture
- severe criticism
- chiding, scolding, objurgation
- rebuking a person harshly
- what for
- a strong reprimand
- wig, wigging
- British slang for a scolding
- castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down
- a severe scolding
- reproach
- a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"
- blame, rap
- a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
- self-reproach, self-reproof
- the act of blaming yourself
- lecture, speech, talking to
- a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
- curtain lecture
- a private lecture to a husband by his wife
- correction, chastening, chastisement
- a rebuke for making a mistake
- admonition, admonishment, monition
- a firm rebuke
- character assassination, assassination
- an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
- defamation, calumny, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
- a malicious attack
- mud
- slanderous remarks or charges
- smear, vilification, malignment
- slanderous defamation
- slander
- words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
- statement
- a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
- amendment
- a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
- thing
- a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms" or "how can you say such a thing?"
- truth, true statement
- a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
- description, verbal description
- a statement that represents something in words
- declaration
- emphatic or explicit statement
- pronouncement, dictum, say-so
- an authoritative declaration
- claim
- an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
- assertion, averment, asseveration
- a declaration that is made as if no supporting evidence were necessary
- allegation, allegement
- statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact
- claim
- an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
- accusation, charge
- an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
- contention
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- ipse dixit
- an unsupported assertion
- professing, profession
- an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"
- avowal, affirmation
- a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
- testimony
- an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"
- postulation, predication
- a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
- protestation
- a strong declaration of protest
- testimony
- a solemn statement made under oath
- witness
- testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
- declaration
- unsworn statement in a legal transaction
- deposition, affidavit, attestation
- written declaration made under oath
- explanation, account
- a statement that explains; "he launched into a detailed explanation"; "he demanded that I give an account for my failure"
- word
- a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
- representation
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
- accounting
- a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
- value statement
- a statement of the desirability of something
- justification
- a statement in explanation of some action or belief
- reason
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
- cause, reason, grounds
- a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
- defense, defence, vindication
- the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
- apology, apologia
- a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
- alibi
- (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
- excuse, alibi, self-justification
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
- philosophizing
- the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy
- exposition, expounding, construal
- an interpretation of the meaning of something
- moralizing
- the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
- explication
- an explanation of the meaning of something
- deriving, derivation, etymologizing
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- definition
- a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
- contextual definition
- a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation; for example, "legal duty" might be defined contextually: "X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law"
- ostensive definition
- a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined
- dictionary definition
- a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol
- explicit definition
- a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined
- recursive definition
- (mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps
- stipulative definition
- a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage
- redefinition
- a new definition
- rescript
- a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
- answer, reply, response
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
- feedback
- response to an inquiry or experiment
- Annunciation
- (in Christian religions) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
- announcement
- a statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"
- prognosis, forecast
- a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
- prediction, foretelling, forecasting
- a statement about the future
- prophecy, divination
- a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
- oracle
- a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
- meteorology, weather forecasting, weather forecast
- predicting what the weather will be
- horoscope
- a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
- jactitation
- a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
- reservation, qualification
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"
- cautious statement
- a statement made with careful qualifications
- remark, comment
- a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
- gambit, ploy
- an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
- obiter dictum, dictum
- an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
- obiter dictum, passing comment
- an incidental remark
- observation, reflection, reflexion
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- rhetorical question
- a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
- misstatement
- a statement that contains a mistake
- estimate
- a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"
- tattle, singing, telling
- disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- hypothesis
- a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
- interpretation
- an explanation resulting from interpreting something
- exegesis
- an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
- clarification, elucidation
- an interpretation that clears up ambiguity; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
- expansion, enlargement
- an interpretation that provides additional information
- literal interpretation
- an interpretation based on the exact wording
- letter
- a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
- version
- an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"
- construction, twist
- an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
- reading
- a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
- reconstruction
- an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
- popularization
- an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
- straw man
- a weak argument set up to be easily refuted
- sparring
- an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
- special pleading
- an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
- non sequitur
- a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
- reply, response
- the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
- echo
- a reply that repeats what has just been said
- rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, comeback
- a reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
- answer
- the speech act of replying to a question
- refutation, defense, defence
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"
- rebuttal
- the act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- description
- a act of describing something
- word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization
- a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"
- say-so
- one chap's arbitrary assertion
- affirmative
- a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
- yes
- an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes"
- negative
- a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
- yea
- an affirmative; "The yeas have it"
- denial
- an assertion that something alleged is not true
- denial
- the act of refusing a request; "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
- naysaying
- the act of saying no to a request
- no
- a negative; "his no was loud and clear"
- nay
- a negative; "the nays have it"
- disavowal
- denial of any connection with or knowledge of
- withdrawal, backdown, climb-down
- a retraction of a previously held position
- retraction, abjuration, recantation
- a disavowal of a previous assertion
- contradiction
- the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
- negation, negating
- the act of negating
- telling, apprisal, notifying, notification
- informing by words
- divulgence, divulgement
- the act of divulging something
- admission
- an acknowledgment of the truth of something
- self-accusation, self-condemnation
- an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
- confession
- an admission of misdeeds or faults
- anecdote
- short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
- debriefing
- report of a mission or task
- self-assertion
- the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
- naming
- the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
- designation
- the act of designating
- numeration
- naming numbers
- indication, indicating
- the act of indicating
- specifying
- naming explicitly
- accusation, accusal
- a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; an imputation of blame or guilt
- recital
- a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"
- recrimination
- mutual accusations
- allegation, complaint
- a formal accusation against somebody
- grievance
- an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- lodgment, lodgement
- bringing a charge or accusation against someone
- indictment
- an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
- preferment
- the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"
- information
- formal accusation of a crime
- incrimination, inculpation, blame
- an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver"
- implication, implicating
- a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing)
- unspoken accusation, veiled accusation
- an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken
- self-incrimination
- an accusation that incriminates yourself
- insinuation, innuendo
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
- debate, disputation, public debate
- the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
- declamation
- vehement oratory
- harangue, rant, ranting
- bombastic declamation
- screed
- a long monotonous harangue
- rave, raving
- declaiming wildly
- stump speech
- political oratory
- charge
- instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
- claim
- assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"; "The guru claimed many followers
- contend, postulate
- maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism ahd no future"
- disclaim
- make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"
- claim, take
- lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
- profess
- confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"
- oppose
- be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
- assure
- assure somebody of the truth of something; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
- oppose, controvert, contradict
- be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion."
- authorize, authorise, pass, clear
- grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript fpr publication"
- approbate
- approve or sanction officially
- certificate
- authorize by certificate
- superannuate
- declare to be obsolete
- bastardize
- declare a child to be illegitimate
- confess, squeal, shrive
- confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- avow, avouch
- admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
- profess
- claim to be proficient
- attest
- establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"
- attest
- affirm to be true,genuine, or correct, asin an official capacity; "I attest this signature"
- declare
- state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
- contradict, negate, contravene
- deny the truth of
- blame, fault
- put or pin the blame on
- charge, accuse
- blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against: "he charged me director with indifference"
- accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
- bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
- charge
- make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"
- execrate, anathemize, anathematize
- declare to be evil or anathema
- advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
- give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due"
- propose, suggest, advise
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- give
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; 'give an excuse"
- justify, vindicate
- show to be right
- justify, warrant
- show to be reasonable
- meld
- announce for a score; of cards in a card game
- rule, find
- decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
- qualify
- pronounce fit; "She was qualified to run the marathon"
- disqualify
- declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete"
- protest
- affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"
- affirm, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
- to declare or affirm as true: "Before God I swear I am innocent."
- plead
- make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, esp. answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
- allege, aver, say
- report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
- maintain, defend
- state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
- assert, asseverate, maintain
- state categorically
- predicate, proclaim
- affirm or declare
- stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
- specify as a condition; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"
- stipulate
- give a guarantee of
- tease
- offer and withdraw
- impart, leave, give, pass on
- tell, give knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"
- send in
- give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a formal visit
- stigmatize, brand, denounce, mark
- to accuse or condemn openly or formally: "He denounced the government action."
- redefine
- give a new or different definition to; "She redefined his duties"
- incriminate, imply, inculpate
- suggest that someone is guilty
- admitted(a), conceded(a), confessed(a), self-confessed(a)
- owned up to; "his admitted doubts"; "the conceded error"; "a confessed murderer"; "a self-confessed plagiarist"
- given, granted
- acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"
- unavowed, secret
- not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
- unconfessed
- not admitted; "unconfessed sins"
- credited(p)
- (usually followed by `to') given credit for; "an invention credited to Edison"
- declarative, declaratory, asserting(a)
- relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
- declared
- made known or openly avowed; "their declared and their covert objectives"; "a declared liberal"
- alleged
- declared but not proved; "alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal
- avowed(a), professed(a)
- openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"
- asserted
- confidently declared to be so; "the asserted value of the painting"
- professed(a)
- claimed with intent to deceive; "his professed intentions"
- declared, stated
- declared as fact; explicitly stated
- specified
- clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times"
- fixed, given(a)
- specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a given time and location"
- specific
- stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"
- truthful, true
- expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
- farewell(a), valedictory
- of a speech expressing leave-taking; "a valedictory address"
- defensive, excusatory, justificative, justificatory
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- professed(a)
- professing to be qualified; "a professed philosopher"
- self-styled
- as claimed by and for yourself often without justification; "the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind"
- aforesaid(a), aforementioned(a), said(a)
- being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges"
- solved, resolved
- explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"
- attested, avowed
- asserted as true under oath; "a statement attested by witnesses"
- sworn
- bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare
- unclaimed
- not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee; "unclaimed luggage"
- witnessed
- affirmed as true by a witness
- attested, attested to(p)
- bearing the signature of a witness attesting to something's legality
- annunciatory
- relating to the act of announcing or being announced
- testimonial
- of or relating to or constituting testimony
- allegedly
- according to what has been alleged; "he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife"
- reportedly
- according to reports or other information; "she was reportedly his mistress for many years"
- avowedly, professedly
- by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders"
- descriptively
- by giving a description; "these topics need to be treated not just descriptively"
- undeclared (opposite)
- not announced or openly acknowledged; "fighting an undeclared war"
- unavowed (opposite)
- not affirmed or mentioned or declared
- unacknowledged (opposite)
- not openly acknowledged; "an unacknowledged emergency"
- unexplained (opposite)
- having the reason or cause not made clear; "an unexplained error"
- unspecified (opposite)
- not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals"
- such-and-such (opposite)
- specific but unspecified; "agreed to meet at such-and-such an hour"
- unexplained (opposite)
- not explained; "accomplished by some unexplained process"
- sneaking(a), unavowed (opposite)
- not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion"
- unsolved, unresolved (opposite)
- not solved; "many crimes remain unsolved"; "many problems remain unresolved"
- unwitnessed (opposite)
- not affirmed as true by a witness
- unattested (opposite)
- not bearing the signature of a witness; "an unattested legal document"