Past tense of affirm; stated positively as true, confirmed, or upheld by a higher authority.
From affirm (Latin affirmare, 'to make firm') in past tense. Describes a completed action of affirming.
When courts 'affirmed' decisions historically, they literally put their official seal on something to make it firm and unchangeable—the word's metaphor comes from stamping documents.
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