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corroboration

[ kuh-rob-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of corroborating.
  2. a corroboratory fact, statement, etc.


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Other Words From

  • noncor·robo·ration noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of corroboration1

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

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Example Sentences

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

I dialed two other authorities, trusted sources in both Mexico and the United States, trying to find corroboration.

The corroboration that apparently led him to put faith in Ben-Menashe's testimony was retroactive.

Corroboration is not needed in a speech intended narrowly for the pre-convinced.

It is in fact this process of corroboration that has furnished all ranks of swearers with their necessary side-arms and equipment.

Mrs. Simpson glanced at it as if it offered a kind of corroboration of the necessity of their being nice.

"That's very true," said Mrs. Gladwish, with an air of responsible corroboration.

As I said before, it may seem to lack essential corroboration.

Only the following passage will be referred to here in corroboration of this.

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