1) Adduces 2) Affirms 3) Asserts 4) Asserts before proof 5) Asserts sans proof 6) Asserts to be true 7) Asserts without proof 8) Asseverates 9) Charges 10) Claims 11) Claims without proof 12) Declares 13) Declares sans proof 14) Maintains 15) Makes a charge 16) Offers without proof 17) Professes 18) Purports 1) Asserts 2) Avers 3) Claims