Attestation

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Attestation

Meaning of Attestation

The act of witnessing the execution of a paper and a signing of one’s name as a witness to that fact. In re Smith, 281 F. 574.

Attestation Alternative Definition

(Lat. ad, to, testari, to witness). The act of witnessing an instrument in writing, at the request of the party making the same, and subscribing it as a witness. 3 P. Wms. 254; 2 Ves. Jr. 454; 1 Ves. & B. 362; 3 A. K. Marsh. (Ky.) 146; 17 Pick. (Mass.) 373.

Synonyms of Attestation

noun

  • act of bearing witness
  • adjuration
  • affirmation
  • allegation
  • assertion
  • asseveration
  • attest
  • attesting declaration
  • authentication
  • averment
  • avouchment
  • avowal
  • certification
  • declaration
  • endorsement
  • oath
  • solemn averment
  • solemn avowal
  • solemn declaration
  • statement
  • substantiation
  • swearing
  • sworn evidence
  • testifi catio
  • testification
  • testimonium
  • testimony
  • validification
  • verification
  • witnessing
  • Associated Concepts: acknowledgment
  • attestation clause
  • attestation of chattel mortgage
  • attestation of deed
  • attestation of note
  • attestation of will
  • attesting witnesses

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English Legal System: Attestation

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Attestation :

The signature of witnesses to the making of a will or *deed. Under the Wills Act 1837 as amended the testator must acknowledge his signature (See acknowledgment) in the presence of two witnesses who must each sign (attest) at the same time in the testator’s presence. The signature of each party to a deed must be attested by one witness.

Legal Usage of Attestation in English

An European Commission document offers the following explanation about the misused of Attestation:Attestation is not a common word in English and its most frequent meaning is: ‘the act of attending the execution of a document and bearing witness to its authenticity’. It is not normally a synonym for ‘certificate’ as in the quote below.

Example

‘It is therefore necessary to decide whether, for a given product or family of products, the existence of a factory production control system under the responsibility of the manufacturer is a necessary and sufficient condition for an attestation of conformity29.’

Alternative certificate.

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Further Reading

  • David Mellinkoff, “Mellinkoff’s Dictionary of American Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1992
  • Bryan A. Garner, “A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1995

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