(n.) An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; as, an avowal of such principles.

acceptance acknowledgment admission affidavit affirmance affirmation allegation allowance announcement annunciation appreciation assertion asseveration attest attestation averment avouchment compurgation concession conclusion confession creed declaration deposition dictum disclosure enunciation instrument in proof ipse dixit legal evidence manifesto owning owning up position position paper positive declaration predicate predication proclamation profession pronouncement proposition protest protestation recognition rite of confession say say-so saying shrift stance stand statement sworn evidence sworn statement sworn testimony testimonial testimonium testimony unbosoming utterance vouch witness word