Definition of assertions:
(n) :
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
(n) :
Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
(n) :
A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
(n) :
(programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
(n) :
(finance) The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.
(n) :
Maintenance; vindication.