The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Avouchment \A*vouch"ment\, n. The act of avouching; positive declaration. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
avouchment n 1: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: avowal, avouchment, affirmation]