verification

The act of verifying or the state of being verified.

A sworn statement attesting to the truth of the facts in a document.

A sworn statement attesting that a pleading is true to the best of one’s knowledge.

The act or process of verbifying. Trans. Amer. Philol. Ass., XV. 32, A pp.

The act of verifying, or proving to be true; the act of confirming or establishing the authenticity of any powers granted, or of any transaction, by legal or competent evidence; the state of being verified; authentication; confirmation.

In law: A short affidavit appended to a pleading or petition to the effect that the statements in it are true.

At common law, the formal statement at the end of a plea, “and this he is ready to verify.”

The act of verifying, or the state of being verified; confirmation; authentication.