attestation

  1. Noun.  Something which bears witness, confirms or authenticates.
  2. Noun.  Such a confirmation or authentication.
  3. Noun.  The process of providing an independent opinion on published financial and other business information of a business, public agency, or other organization performed by accountants or auditors.
  4. Noun.  (rfc-sense) (linguistics) (qualifier, of a language or word) An appearance in records.

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