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Origin of attestation
First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French, from Latin attestātiōn-, stem of attestātiō “testimony”; equivalent to attest + -ation
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It said the investigation concerns "instigation of breach of trust, computer fraud and false attestation with the intent to obtain for another an unlawful benefit."
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
UEBT, in its response to this, said: "One company has been issued a responsible sourcing attestation, subject to an action plan… valid till mid 2024, and will be withdrawn if… not implemented."
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
They can legally use Western services too, providing they give an attestation the cargoes were bought at or below the cap.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
She said that the Army was preparing to roll out annual attestation forms to instructors in which they would promise to “uphold Army values.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
I was surprised by this attestation, and I asked, “Sir, are you such?”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The cap, the official added, aims not be punitive toward the industry and will allow them to keep the attestations and not force them to submit it to a central registry.
From Reuters ● Oct. 21, 2022
The IRS said loans were forgiven based on attestations businesses made about how they spent the money.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The Covid attestations first appeared in the summer of 2020, when workplaces, schools and day camps were figuring how to safely return to in-person attendance.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
Under state law, all it takes are a few formal attestations about who you are and what you’re running for, along with the signatures of 65 to 100 registered voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
Indeed, by repeated, almost unconscious attestations, it was his stablest trust.
From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.
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