corroboration

[ kuh-rob-uh-rey-shuh n ]

/ kəˌrɒb əˈreɪ ʃən /

the act of corroborating.

a corroboratory fact, statement, etc.

Origin of corroboration

1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin corroborātiōn- (stem of corroborātiō). See corroborate, -ion

non·cor·rob·o·ra·tion, noun

Ruth, in his defense, said that he had been having dinner with friends at the time, and produced two witnesses in corroboration.

Babe Ruth’s Summer of Records |Bill Bryson |September 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The corroboration that apparently led him to put faith in Ben-Menashe's testimony was retroactive.

Reagan's "October Surprise" is Still Getting Debunked |Noah Kristula-Green |April 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Corroboration is not needed in a speech intended narrowly for the pre-convinced.

Cremating the Remains of Compassionate Conservatism |David Frum |February 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He was not seeking praise, but corroboration, and he was getting it.

The Mark of Cain |Carolyn Wells

My appeal for corroboration of my testimony is to my contemporaries and co-workers.

The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) |Marion Harland
The case was proved by the evidence of supposed accomplices, which was held to be sufficient without any corroboration.

Atrocious Judges |John Campbell, Baron Campbell
She looked round at Annie for corroboration, and Annie was in the social necessity of making a confirmatory murmur.

Annie Kilburn |William Dean Howells
Few of the striking operators could speak English, but those that did nodded their corroboration.

Potash & Perlmutter |Montague Glass