certification
[ sur-tuh-fi-key-shuh n, ser-tif-uh- ]
/ ˌsɜr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, sərˌtɪf ə- /
noun
the act of certifying.
the state of being certified.
a certified statement.
the writing on the face of a check by which it is certified.
Law.
a certificate attesting the truth of some statement or event.
Origin of certification
1400–50; late Middle English
certificacio(u)n < Medieval Latin
certificātiōn- (stem of
certificātiō). See
certificate,
-ion
OTHER WORDS FROM certification
non·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun pre·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun re·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounWords nearby certification
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British Dictionary definitions for certification
certification
/ (ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
the act of certifying or state of being certified
law
a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement
Medical definitions for certification
certification
[ sûr′tə-fĭ-kā′shən ]
n.
The reporting to health authorities of those diseases legally required to be reported.
The attainment of board certification in a specialty.
The court procedure by which a patient is committed to a mental institution.
Involuntary mental hospitalization.