confirm

confirm
con·firm vt
1 a: to make valid by necessary formal approval
the debtor's chapter 13 plan confirm ed by the court
b: to vote approval of
confirm a nomination
2: to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of
3: to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact
a consent decree confirm ing Capt. Brown's right to his cargo — W. G. Young

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

confirm
I verb accede, accord, accredit, acknowledge, acquiesce, add strength to, adhere, agree to, agree with, ally, approve, assent, attest, authenticate, authorize, avow, charter, commend, comprobare, concede, concur, consent, corroborate, countersign, document, endorse, establish, fortify, give one's word for, give security, guarantee, homologate, join in a compact, legalize, license, make firm, make valid, pass, permit, prove, ratify, recognize, sancire, sanction, seal, second, support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vote for, vouch for foreign phrases:
- Confirmare nemo potest prius quam jus ei acciderit — No one can confirm a right before it accrues to him
- Confirmare est id firmum facere quod prius in flrmum fuit — To confirm is to make firm that which had been infirm
- Confirmat usum qui toll it abusum. — He confirms a use who removes an abuse
II index accept (admit as sufficient), accept (assent), accredit, acknowledge (verify), admit (concede), affirm (uphold), agree (comply), appoint, approve, ascertain, assent, assure (insure), attest, authorize, avouch (avow), avow, bind (obligate), bond (secure a debt), certify (approve), certify (attest), corroborate, cosign, countenance, countersign, demonstrate (establish), determine, document, endorse, ensure, establish (show), evidence, fix (make firm), indorse, legalize, notarize, pass (approve), prove, reaffirm, reassure, reveal, seal (solemnize), sign, subscribe (sign), substantiate, support (corroborate), swear, uphold, validate, vouch, witness (attest to)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


confirm
v.
(1) To show that a statement is correct; to state that a fact is true.
(2) To formally install someone in office; to ratify.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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