Attestation

An attestation is something that serves to bear witness, confirm, authenticate or verify the validity of some fact or status.^[1] An attestor is someone who performs an attestation. An attestation date is the date on which an attestation is performed.

Examples

Examples of attestations include:

• Testimony, a sworn verification of the truth of a set of factual statements
• An attestation clause, verifying a document
• A police oath or an oath of allegiance in armed forces of the United Kingdom, pledging loyalty or the faithful execution of duties
• A validation of the integrity of a computing device such as a server needed for trusted computing

See also

• The dictionary definition of attest at Wiktionary
• The dictionary definition of attestation at Wiktionary
• The dictionary definition of attestor at Wiktionary
• Attested language, a language for which documented evidence exists

References

1. Law, Jonathan, ed. (2022). "attestation". A Dictionary of Law. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191923883.