attest

  • 51attest — To bear witness to an act or event. The law requires that some documents are only valid and binding if the signatures on them have been attested to by a third party. This also requires the third party s signature on the document. For instance,… …

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  • 52attest — 1. To declare that *financial statements offer a *fair presentation of an organization’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. Attestation is a form of audit *assurance and it is normally formalized in the form of an *audit… …

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  • 53attest — at·test …

    English syllables

  • 54attest — at|test sb., en, er, erne (skriftlig bekræftelse af noget) …

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  • 55Attest — At|tẹst , das; [e]s, e <lateinisch> (ärztliche Bescheinigung) …

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  • 56attest — To bear witness to; to bear witness to a fact; to affirm to be true or genuine; to act as a witness to; to certify; to certify to the verity of a copy of a public document formally by signature; to make solemn declaration in words or writing to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 57attest — To bear witness to; to bear witness to a fact; to affirm to be true or genuine; to act as a witness to; to certify; to certify to the verity of a copy of a public document formally by signature; to make solemn declaration in words or writing to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 58attest — Noun: A witness. Personal acts of authentication of genuineness. First Nat. Bank v Laperle, 117 Vt 144, 86 A2d 635, 30 ALR2d 958; 17 Am 12d Contr § 281. Verb: To bear witness to; to affirm to be true or genuine. Lorch v Page, 97 Conn 66, 115 A… …

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  • 59attest — see TESTAMENT …

    Word origins

  • 60attest — v. 1 tr. certify the validity of. 2 tr. enrol (a recruit) for military service. 3 intr. (foll. by to) bear witness to. 4 intr. enrol oneself for military service. Derivatives: attestable adj. attestor n. Etymology: F attester f. L attestari (as… …

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