attestation

attestation
attest at‧test [əˈtest] verb [transitive]
LAW to officially state that you believe something is true or real:

• It must be signed in the presence of a witness who attests the signature.

— attestation noun [countable, uncountable] :

• the attestation of financial statements by auditors

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attest UK US /əˈtest/ verb FORMAL
[T] LAW to sign a document to show that you were present when it was signed by someone else: »

The will must be attested by two witnesses.

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The statement was signed and attested by a high court judge.

[I] LAW to say officially that something is true or accurate: attest to doing sth »

Couples must attest to being in a committed relationship.

attest to sth »

The commission demands that Chief Financial Officers personally attest to the accuracy of their financial statements.

[I] to show that something is true: attest to sth »

The decline in sales attests to the fact that the product is out of date.

attestation noun [C or U]
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The report contains an auditor's attestation.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • attestation — [ atɛstasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; bas lat. attestatio 1 ♦ Action d attester; acte par lequel une personne atteste l existence, la réalité d un fait. ⇒ affirmation, assurance, déclaration; témoignage. L attestation de qqch. par qqn. L attestation de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • attestation — I noun act of bearing witness, adjuration, affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, attest, attesting declaration, authentication, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, declaration, endorsement, oath, solemn averment, solemn… …   Law dictionary

  • attestation — ATTESTATION. s. f. Certificat, témoignage donné par écrit. Il a l attestation du Curé. Attestation de vie et moeurs. Attestation de Médecin. Attestation en bonne forme. Attestation fausse, mendiée, supposée. Pour être Maîtreès Arts, il faut… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • attestation — Attestation. s. f. v. Certificat, tesmoignage donné par escrit. Il a l attestation du Curé. attestation de vie & moeurs. attestation de Medecin. attestation en bonne forme. attestation fausse, mandiée, supposée …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Attestation — At tes*ta tion, n. [L. attestatio: cf. F. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Attestation — can mean: *A trusted platform device is said to attest to its state that is, it reports its integrity state, for example the values inside the registers inside the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chip in the Trusted Computing Group community.… …   Wikipedia

  • attestation — Attestation, Testificatio. Attestation, Tabulae Cic. Prendre attestation de quelques choses, Testimonium sumere in res aliquas …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • attestation — mid 15c., from M.Fr. attestation and directly from L. attestationem (nom. attestatio) an attesting, testimony, noun of action from pp. stem of attestari to prove, confirm (see ATTEST (Cf. attest)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Attestation — issue of a statement, based on a decision following review, that fulfillment of specified requirements has been demonstrated (p. 5.2 ISO/IEC 17000:2004). Источник …   Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации

  • attestation — [at΄əs tā′shən, at΄estā′shən] n. 1. the act of attesting 2. testimony …   English World dictionary

  • Attestation — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Attestation », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Attestation immobilière Attestation de… …   Wikipédia en Français

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