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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Attestation

· At·tes·ta·tion · IPA /ˌæt.ɛˈsteɪ.ʃən/
01 n. The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth ap…
  1. 1.
    The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.