See Also: affirmative(medicine)
affirmative(dictionary)
AFFIRMATIVE(law)
affirmative 1, adjective(dictionary)
affirmative 2, noun(dictionary)
Affirmative obligation(finance)
affirmative action(dictionary)
Affirmative covenant(finance)
Affirmative obligation(money)
Affirmative covenant(money)

body bag (oh) and affirmative (medicine)


body bag (oh)



n [C]
a large bag in which a dead body is removed
::No pictures of dead soldiers, body bags, or coffins were allowed.

affirmative (medicine)


affirmative


1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.

2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.

3. Positive; dogmatic. "Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito." (Berkeley)

4. <logic> Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.

5. <mathematics> Positive; a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.

Origin: L. Affirmativus: cf. F. Affirmatif.

Source: Websters Dictionary