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Definition of certification : The act of certifying.

Synonyms:

hallmark, affidavit, certificate, software documentation, witness, credential, assay-mark, franchise, credentials

authorization, assent, designation, commission, enfranchisement, empowerment, permission, entitlement, authentication, blessing, license, warrant, agreement, consent, notarization

confirmation, promise, testimony, sanction, verification, avowal, assertion, pledge, submission, acknowledgment, validation, declaration, proclamation, corroboration, affirmation, pronouncement, assurance, statement, oath, attestation, endorsement, warranty, approval, admission, ratification

establishment, connotation, exemplification, observation, manifestation, information, demonstration, indication, proof, data, counter-evidence, evidence, specimen, documentation, substantiation, fact, quotation, support, deposition, determination, exhibit, illustration

deposit, token, bond, guarantee, insurance, contract, word, countersignature, security, lien, safeguard, collateral

authority

Usage examples:

• To the legal mind the transition from mental well- being to mental disease is exemplified by that wholly artificial, and to the psychiatrist's mind, subsidiary question of legal certification. - "Studies in Forensic Psychiatry", Bernard Glueck.
• The certification that her cavaliers were Welsh gentlemen of wealth and position required a broader sneer at the Welsh than was warranted by later and more intimate acquaintance, if it could be made to redound to her discredit. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
• The stamp, when first manufactured, had not been satisfactory to him; and on his second visit, the customer had left a piece of a check, carefully torn out in circular form, which showed the certification which he desired copied. - "Courts and Criminals", Arthur Train.