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medical certificate

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noun

  1. a document stating the result of a satisfactory medical examination

  2. a doctor's certificate giving evidence of a person's unfitness for work

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Louzier pointed out that Hamraoui did not have a medical certificate attesting to suffering from harassment, had not contacted PSG about it, nor the club's employees' council.

From Barron's Nov. 17, 2025

Zara said it specifically complied with recommendation three of that report which said models "should provide a medical certificate attesting their good health from doctors with expertise in recognising eating disorders."

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

Navalny’s spokesman, Kira Yarmysh, said on X, formerly Twitter, that Lyudmila Navalnaya was shown a medical certificate stating that her son died of “natural causes.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 24, 2024

The plane had its most recent annual inspection on Feb. 1, and Merkle received an FAA medical certificate on Aug. 1, declaring he had 1,432 hours of flight experience.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2022

We think Mr. Kugler should go directly to a reliable doctor for a medical certificate of ill health, which he can present to the City Hall in Hilversum.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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