verification

[ver-uh-fi-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of verifying.

2. the state of being verified. verify.

3. evidence that establishes or confirms the accuracy or truth of something.

   We could find no verification for his fantastic claims.

4. a formal assertion of the truth of something, as by oath or affidavit.

5. the process of research, examination, etc., required to prove or establish authenticity or validity.

6. Law.,  a short confirmatory affidavit at the end of a pleading or petition.

verification

/ ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. establishment of the correctness of a theory, fact, etc

2. evidence that provides proof of an assertion, theory, etc

3. law

   1. (formerly) a short affidavit at the end of a pleading stating the pleader's readiness to prove his assertions

   2. confirmatory evidence

Other Word Forms

• verificative adjective
• verificatory adjective
• nonverification noun
• preverification noun
• reverification noun
• unverificative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of verification¹

1515–25; < Medieval Latin vērificātiōn (stem of vērificātiō ), equivalent to vērificāt ( us ) (past participle of vērificāre; verify, -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The next generation of AI models must incorporate robust identity verification, real-time monitoring for malicious behavior, and guardrails resilient to social-engineering prompts.

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It said the figures have been revised upwards "after a verification exercise".

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These protections stipulate that such information may not be used for anything other than age verification and must be destroyed once that has been done, with "serious penalties" for breaches.

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Deputy Morel had told the children's scrutiny panel in May the government had not been looking at introducing age verification for adult sites in Jersey.

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These include age verification tools such as facial age estimation, which must be "robust" in deducing whether a user is over 18.

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