Attestation

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Bear witness, confirm or authenticate

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::summary Bear witness, confirm or authenticate ::

An attestation is something that serves to bear witness, confirm, authenticate or verify the validity of some fact or status. An attestor is someone who performs an attestation. An attestation date is the date on which an attestation is performed.

Examples

Examples of attestations include:

Testimony, a sworn verification of the truth of a set of factual statements
An attestation clause, verifying a document
A police oath or an oath of allegiance in armed forces of the United Kingdom, pledging loyalty or the faithful execution of duties
A validation of the integrity of a computing device such as a server needed for trusted computing

References

(2022). "A Dictionary of Law". [[Oxford University Press]].

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