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Attestation
The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.
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That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…
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A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.
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To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record.
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To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record.
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To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of…
oewn 2023
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To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of…
oewn 2023
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