substantiation

noun

Definition of substantiationnext
as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim the signature of a witness provides substantiation that a person's will is genuine

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  1. evidence
  2. proof
  3. testimony
  4. documentation
Noun
  • However, no evidence of undiscovered secret cells or basements was found.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The inspector general didn't find any evidence that the seizures were politically motivated or done for retaliation.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of evidence
Noun
  • Rafał Trzaskowski, the presidential candidate of the ruling party of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, recently accused Poland’s central bank of mismanaging inflation and offered to send the governor some butter as proof, according to the Financial Times.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Boosters nevertheless clung to citrus and its markers — the smell of orange blossoms, the crate labels with idyllic scenes of Old California — as proof of our subtropical paradise.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of proof
Noun
  • On the night before the verdict, they were joined by more than a dozen journalists, clambering for the best angle of their emerging messages, pasted up on walls already crowded by other snippets of testimony and poetry.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • As this first episode unfolds, Preacher’s stubbornly optimistic about his chances of being acquitted and refuses to involve Paige and Christopher even though Brie, as Preacher’s lawyer, says Paige’s testimony about her late ex would pretty well put an end to the prosecution’s already weak case.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of testimony
Noun
  • After her team turned over thousands of pages of documentation, Optum conducted a separate in-person quality review.
    Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • However, the case has taken a new turn with the release of documentation suggesting authorities were, in fact, informed of scheduled appearances by Arjun and co-star Rashmika Mandana at the 9:30pm screening.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of documentation
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