AVERMENT, in Law, usually signifies an Offer of the Defendant to make good, or justify an Exception pleaded in Abatement or Bar of the Plaintiff's Action. The Word also signifies the Act as well as the Offer of justifying the Exception. Averment is twofold, general and particular.—A general Averment is the Conclusion of every Plea to the Writ, or in Bar of Replications, or other Pleadings; (for Counts, or Avowries in Nature of Counts, need not be averred,) containing Matter affirmative, ought to be averred with an hoc paratus est verificare. Particular Averment is when the Life of a Tenant for Life, or Tenant in Tail, is averred, etc. And an Averment contains as well the Matter as the Form thereof.
