assertion

noun6

1. •
   The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
2. •
   Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

   • You're a man of strong assertions!
3. •
   A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

   • That's just a bare assertion.
4. •
   A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
5. •
   The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.
6. •
   Maintenance; vindication.

   • the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives