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at·test /ə-'test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness]vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witnessvi: to bear witness: testify— often used with toat·tes·ta·tion /ˌa-ˌtes-'tā-shən/ n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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adjure, affirm, assert, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness to, certify, confirm, corroborate, declare, declare the truth of, depone, depose, endorse, evince, ratify, rem testari, speak on oath, subscribe, substantiate, support, swear, take one's oath, testem facere, testificari, testify to, validate, verify, vouch for, witness
associated concepts: affidavit, interrogatory
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affirm (declare solemnly), affirmation, allege, assert, assure (insure), attestation, averment, avouch (avow), avouchment, avow, bear (adduce), bespeak, certify (attest), cite (state), claim (maintain), confirm, contend (maintain), corroborate, depose (testify), endorse, establish (show), evidence, manifest, posit, profess (avow), promise (vow), seal (solemnize), subscribe (sign), substantiate, support (corroborate), sustain (confirm), testify, validate, verify (confirm), verify (swear), vouch
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To declare something to be true; to sign a document as a witness.n.attestation
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To state and confirm that something is true or genuine. For example, witnesses to a will attest that the will maker signed the document and declared it to be his or her will.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v.1 To bear witness; testify.2 To affirm as accurate, genuine, or true.3 To certify by oath or signature.4 To affirm a document's authenticity by signing it as a witness to its execution by another person.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. To formally certify by a signature that the signer has been present at the execution of a particular writing so as to rebut any potential challenges to its authenticity.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. To formally certify by a signature that the signer has been present at the execution of a particular writing so as to rebut any potential challenges to its authenticity.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.1) to confirm (usually in writing) that a document is genuine.2) to bear witness that someone actually signed a document, such as a will. All states require at least two witnesses (three in Vermont) to attest that a will was signed and declared to be a will (except a will written in one's own handwriting in some states).
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
