corroboration

[kuh-rob-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of corroborating.

2. a corroboratory fact, statement, etc.

Other Word Forms

• noncorroboration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of corroboration¹

1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Late Latin corroborātiōn- (stem of corroborātiō ). See corroborate, -ion

Example Sentences

Yet, he said, the expert report had stated the story had no corroboration.

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"Until that point, I didn't even know what corroboration meant," Ms Bryson said.

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“Everything alleged in the indictment was easily provable. And as the report makes clear virtually every assertion by the government had layers of corroboration. A conviction was certain.”

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"The partners strongly believe that many of the allegations originate from two disgruntled employees, without objective basis or corroboration."

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That would be presented as a counter balance to the abolition of not proven and recent changes on the rules on corroboration.

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Related Words

• affirmation 
• validation 
• verification