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attestation

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at·test  (-tst)
v. at·test·ed, at·test·ing, at·tests
v.tr.
1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser.
2.
a. To certify by signature or oath: attest a will.
b. To certify in an official capacity.
3. To supply or be evidence of: Her fine work attests her ability. See Synonyms at indicate.
4. To put under oath.
v.intr.
To bear witness; give testimony: attested to their good faith.
n.
Archaic Attestation.

[Latin attestr : ad-, ad- + testr, to be witness (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]

at·testant n.
attes·tation (ts-tshn, t-st-) n.
at·tester, at·testor n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.attestation - the action of bearing witnessattestation - the action of bearing witness        
testimony - a solemn statement made under oath
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
2.attestation - the evidence by which something is attested
evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
Translations
attestation [ætesˈteɪʃən] N (= evidence) → testimonio m, atestación f; (= authentication) → confirmación f, autenticación f
attestation
n
(= certifying)Bestätigung f; (of signature)Beglaubigung f; (= document)Bescheinigung f
(= proof: of ability etc) → Beweis m
attestation [ˌætɛsˈteɪʃn] (frm) ndichiarazione f


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Nor must there be omitted another strange attestation of the antiquity of the whale, in his own osseous post-diluvian reality, as set down by the venerable John Leo, the old Barbary traveller.
Goodwill supplying the place of experience, his character needed no attestation.
I can't express what followed it save by saying that the silence itself-- which was indeed in a manner an attestation of my strength-- became the element into which I saw the figure disappear; in which I definitely saw it turn as I might have seen the low wretch to which it had once belonged turn on receipt of an order, and pass, with my eyes on the villainous back that no hunch could have more disfigured, straight down the staircase and into the darkness in which the next bend was lost.
 
 
 
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