statement: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, ῥῆμα, τό.
claim: P. προσποίησις, ἡ.
self-assertion, subs.: P. and V. τόλμα, ἡ, θράσος, τό, P. θρασύτης, ἡ.
aggression: P. πλεονεξία, ἡ.
obstinacy: see obstinacy.