verification

American  

[ver-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌvɛr ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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.

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verification British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of verification

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

Example Sentences

It promised to put in place "a new, strengthened verification process for all its future publications" in these series.

From Barron's

Counts by human-rights groups are lower because they include only individual cases that meet each group’s specific verification criteria.

From The Wall Street Journal

You will only be asked your citizenship status, by way of ID verification, when buying or using an annual pass, officials say.

From Los Angeles Times

In response, Upstage held a livestreamed verification session that shared its development logs to prove its model was developed and trained from a blank state using its own methods.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rules also include customer identity verification and protections against unauthorized customers using cloud computing to remotely access AI chips.

From The Wall Street Journal