Attestation

An '''attestation''' is something that serves to bear witness, confirm, authenticate or verify the validity of some fact or status.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A Dictionary of Law |date=2022 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780191923883 |editor-last=Law |editor-first=Jonathan |chapter=attestation}}</ref> 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 == * {{wikt inline|attest}} * {{wikt inline| attestation}} * {{wikt inline| attestor}} * Attested language, a language for which documented evidence exists

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