attestation
/ˌæt.ɛˈsteɪ.ʃən/ noun C2- A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
- A confirmation or authentication.
- The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business records of an enterprise, public agency, or other organization.
- An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.
Plural attestations
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Albert opened the paper, it was an attestation of four notable inhabitants of Yanina, proving that Colonel Fernand Mondego, in the service of Ali Tepelini, had surrendered the castle for two million crowns.
Do you wish these proofs, these attestations, which I alone possess, to be destroyed?
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