English noun: verification | |||
1. | verification (cognition) additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | ||
Samples | Fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory. | ||
Synonyms | check, confirmation, substantiation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cogent evidence, proof | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bed check, checksum, crosscheck, odd-even check, parity check, redundancy check | ||
2. | verification (communication) (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affidavit | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||