The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.
The act of attesting (to certify by oath or signature) testimony.
To watch a person sign a document or statement and then sign yourself as a witness.
Attestation is a personal assertion of the truth of the statement to which you are attesting.
noun.group:law,;c the action of bearing witness
An affirmation or authentication. Wills in Texas can be attested by two or more credible witnesses over he age of fourteen signing their names on the will in the presence of the testator. Corporate attestation is the signing of a document by the officers or others approved by the corporation's board of directors. Corporate attestation may also mean affixing the corporate seal, which is generally performed by the corporate secretary.
A statement that must be signed by an AFDC program participant which attests that all information or documentary evidence that she/he knows, possesses, or can reasonably obtain about the responsible relative has been provided.
The act of witnessing a person's signing of a written instrument. Some states require that a deed be witnessed by at least two witnesses one of whom may need to be an official witness such as a notary. Without the attestation the deed is void in those states that have this requirement. Some deeds may require a witnessing in cases involving grantors who have not learned to write or are paralyzed. Such a grantor would be required to make a mark or at least a thumbprint which manifests intent to sign. Both the marking and the statement or declaration of intent by the grantor would need to be witnessed.
The act of witnessing the execution of an instrument.
The act of witnessing an instrument in writing, at the request of the party making the same, and sub-scribing it as a witness.
The act of witnessing, eg that a document has been signed.
The act of witnessing the signing of a document and then signing it as a witness.
A statement by a person who has witnessed another person signing a document to the effect that they did in fact witness the document. May include statements to the effect that the witness knew the person who signed personally, that the person who signed understood the contents of the document when he signed etc. Required in some states for deeds.
Official affirmation that a degree or transcript is genuine. Usually signed by a recognized expert or witness.
The signature of a witness to the signing of a will.
The act of witnessing an instrument in writing (Will) at the request of the person making the same, and subscribing it as a witness.
The act of watching another person sign a legal document, usually an affidavit or will, and then signing that document as a witness. Usually the signatures of the person signing the document and those of the witnesses are acknowledged by a notary public.
the signing clause in a contract of insurance.
The act of watching someone sign a legal document, such as a will or power of attorney, and then signing your own name as a witness. When you witness a document in this way, you are attesting -- that is, stating and confirming -- that the person whom you watched sign the document in fact did so. Attesting to a document does not mean that you are vouching for its accuracy or truthfulness. You are only acknowledging that you watched it being signed by the person whose name is on the signature line.