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Certification

The act of certifying.

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Accreditation 76% connected

The act of accrediting; as, letters of accreditation.

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Commission 76% connected

The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

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Diploma 76% connected

A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary so…

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Probate 76% connected

Proof.

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Registration 76% connected

The act of registering; registry; enrollment.

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Sheepskin 76% connected

The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.

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Authorization 76% connected

The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.

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Confirmation 76% connected

The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.

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Document 76% connected

That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

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Proof 76% connected

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

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Substantiation 76% connected

The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof.

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Validation 76% connected

The act of giving validity.

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Certify 74% connected

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.

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Certify 74% connected

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.

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License 74% connected

Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry…

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License 74% connected

Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry…

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Sustain 74% connected

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

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Sustain 74% connected

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

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Underpin 74% connected

To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

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Underpin 74% connected

To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

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Validate 74% connected

To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.

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Validate 74% connected

To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.

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authentication 92% connected

Checking that someone or something is who it claims to be.

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Certificate 92% connected

A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.

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Corroboration 92% connected

The act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation; as, the corroboration of an argument, or of information.

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Credential 92% connected

Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.

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Enfranchisement 92% connected

Releasing from slavery or custody.

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