verification

  • 1vérification — [ verifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1388; de vérifier 1 ♦ Le fait de vérifier, opération par laquelle on vérifie. ⇒ contrôle, épreuve; contre épreuve, examen, expertise. Procéder à la vérification d un compte. ⇒ apurement. Vérification sur inventaire. ⇒… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2verification — ver·i·fi·ca·tion /ˌver ə fə kā shən/ n 1: an act or process of verifying 2: a sworn statement of truth or correctness submitted a verification signed by the defendant with the petition Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3verification — UK US /ˌverɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [U] ► the act of checking and proving that something is correct or true, or the proof that something is correct or true: »Some loans were made to borrowers who merely stated their income, without any independent… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4verification — Verification. s. f. v. Il a les significations de son verbe. Il a esté admis à la verification de tel fait. les jurez Ecrivains commis pour la verification des escritures. la verification des Edits du Roy …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 5Verification — Ver i*fi*ca tion, n. [Cf. F. v[ e]rification.] 1. The act of verifying, or the state of being verified; confirmation; authentication. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) (a) Confirmation by evidence. (b) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6verification — principle …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 7verification — 1520s, from O.Fr. verificacion or directly from M.L. *verificationem (nom. verificatio), noun of action from pp. stem of verificare (see VERIFY (Cf. verify)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 8verification — The procedural checks of a mailing presented by a mailer to determine proper preparation and postage payment …

    Glossary of postal terms

  • 9verification — [n] proof affidavit, attestation, authentication, averment, certification, confirmation, credentials, deposition, documents, endorsement, evidence, facts, information, record, scoop*, seal, signature, stamp, substantiation, testament, testimony;… …

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  • 10verification — [ver΄ə fi kā′shən] n. [MFr verificacion < ML verificatio] 1. a verifying or being verified; establishment or confirmation of the truth or accuracy of a fact, theory, etc. 2. Law a statement at the end of a pleading to the effect that the… …

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