Law Dictionary Definitions

affirmative warranty.See WARRANTY(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative testimony.See TESTIMONY. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative statute.See STATUTE. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative servitude.See positive servitude under SERVITUDE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative representation.See REPRESENTATION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative relief.See RELIEF. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative proof.See PROOF. [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative  pregnant.A  positive  statement  that  ambiguously  implies a  negative;  a  statement that  does  not  explicitly  deny  a  charge,  but  instead  answers  an  unasked  question  and  thereby implies culpability, as when a person says “I returned your car yesterday” to the charge “You stole my car!” Cf. NEGATIVE PREGNANT . [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative plea.See pure plea under PLEA(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

affirmative misconduct.See MISCONDUCT. [Blacks Law 8th]