Definition of "verification" []

• The act of verifying or the state of being verified. (noun)
• A confirmation of truth or authority. (noun)
• The evidence for such a confirmation. (noun)
• A formal assertion of validity. (noun)
• Law An affidavit that attests to the truth of a pleading. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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