verification
noun
ver·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
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Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
It is understood that the data included such highly sensitive information as the primary account number of the credit cards concerned, along with expiration dates and the card verification value, CVV2, security code.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
If the timetable matches 2021, when signature verification ended April 29 and the vote came Sept. 14, the new vote would likely take place sometime in late October or early November, the intervening time used for replacement candidates to sign up and campaign a bit.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Under the new law, local authorities can quickly activate a regional alert without verification of an abduction.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
It is understood that the data included such highly sensitive information as the primary account number of the credit cards concerned, along with expiration dates and the card verification value, CVV2, security code.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
If the timetable matches 2021, when signature verification ended April 29 and the vote came Sept. 14, the new vote would likely take place sometime in late October or early November, the intervening time used for replacement candidates to sign up and campaign a bit.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Under the new law, local authorities can quickly activate a regional alert without verification of an abduction.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Verification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verification. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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verification
noun
ver·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified
Legal Definition
verification
noun
ver·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: an act or process of verifying
2
: a sworn statement of truth or correctness
submitted a verification signed by the defendant with the petition
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