verification
Americannoun
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the act of verifying.
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evidence that establishes or confirms the accuracy or truth of something.
We could find no verification for his fantastic claims.
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a formal assertion of the truth of something, as by oath or affidavit.
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the process of research, examination, etc., required to prove or establish authenticity or validity.
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Law. a short confirmatory affidavit at the end of a pleading or petition.
noun
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establishment of the correctness of a theory, fact, etc
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evidence that provides proof of an assertion, theory, etc
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law
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(formerly) a short affidavit at the end of a pleading stating the pleader's readiness to prove his assertions
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confirmatory evidence
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Other Word Forms
- nonverification noun
- preverification noun
- reverification noun
- unverificative adjective
- verificative adjective
- verificatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of verification
1515–25; < Medieval Latin vērificātiōn (stem of vērificātiō ), equivalent to vērificāt ( us ) (past participle of vērificāre; verify, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Tinder was attracted to World partly because of how little user data it receives when someone completes the verification, according to Roth.
When deployed with adequate clinical oversight, human verification, and risk-based governance structures, AI can be trusted as an augmented intelligence tool supporting clinician decision-making.
From Los Angeles Times
Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord's co-founder and chief technology officer, said a planned global rollout of a verification process to determine users under the age of 16 would be delayed until the latter half of this year.
From BBC
Nicola Armstrong, from Beat Eating Disorders, said the lack of verification presented real risks.
From BBC
It’s nice to see more and more of it, from 3D-printed whistles used to keep ICE at bay to backlash against Discord’s announcement that it would introduce age verification.
From Salon
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