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certification

[sur-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, ser-tif-uh-] Origin

cer·ti·fi·ca·tion

[sur-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, ser-tif-uh-]
noun
1.
the act of certifying.
2.
the state of being certified.
3.
a certified statement.
4.
the writing on the face of a check by which it is certified.
5.
Law. a certificate attesting the truth of some statement or event.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English certificacio(u)n < Medieval Latin certificātiōn- (stem of certificātiō). See certificate, -ion

non·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
pre·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
re·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
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Certification is always a great word to know.
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a judicial order to forbid a particular act until a decision is reached on an application for an injunction
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certification (ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act of certifying or state of being certified
2.  law a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement

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Word Origin & History

certification
c.1440, from M.L. certificationem, noun of action from certificare (see certify).
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Medical Dictionary

certification cer·ti·fi·ca·tion (sûr'tə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.

  1. The reporting to health authorities of those diseases legally required to be reported.

  2. The attainment of board certification in a specialty.

  3. The court procedure by which a patient is committed to a mental institution.

  4. Involuntary mental hospitalization.

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