affirm: Meaning and Definition of

af•firm

1. to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
2. to confirm or ratify: The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the lower court.
3. to assert solemnly: He affirmed his innocence.
4. to express agreement with or commitment to; uphold; support: to affirm human rights.

1. to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath.
2. to ratify and accept a voidable transaction.
3. (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand.