CERTIFICATION Synonyms

• confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

• program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs

• documentary validation

• the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to an educational institution that maintains suitable standards)

• the action of bearing witness

• the evidence by which something is attested

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• information that confirms or verifies

• making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

• a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism

• a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

• authorize officially

• the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

• the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

• a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

• a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

• present someone with a certificate

• authorize by certificate

• confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

• a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

• a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

• freedom from political subjugation or servitude

• a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

• the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on