attest

attest
at·test /ə-'test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness]
vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness
vi: to bear witness: testify
— often used with to
at·tes·ta·tion /ˌa-ˌtes-'tā-shən/ n

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

attest
I verb adjure, affirm, assert, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness to, certify, confirm, corroborate, declare, declare the truth of, depone, depose, endorse, evince, ratify, rem testari, speak on oath, subscribe, substantiate, support, swear, take one's oath, testem facere, testificari, testify to, validate, verify, vouch for, witness associated concepts: affidavit, interrogatory II index affirm (declare solemnly), affirmation, allege, assert, assure (insure), attestation, averment, avouch (avow), avouchment, avow, bear (adduce), bespeak, certify (attest), cite (state), claim (maintain), confirm, contend (maintain), corroborate, depose (testify), endorse, establish (show), evidence, manifest, posit, profess (avow), promise (vow), seal (solemnize), subscribe (sign), substantiate, support (corroborate), sustain (confirm), testify, validate, verify (confirm), verify (swear), vouch

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


attest
v.
To declare something to be true; to sign a document as a witness.
n.
attestation

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


attest
To state and confirm that something is true or genuine. For example, witnesses to a will attest that the will maker signed the document and declared it to be his or her will.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


attest
v.
1 To bear witness; testify.
2 To affirm as accurate, genuine, or true.
3 To certify by oath or signature.
4 To affirm a document's authenticity by signing it as a witness to its execution by another person.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


attest
To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. To formally certify by a signature that the signer has been present at the execution of a particular writing so as to rebut any potential challenges to its authenticity.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


attest
To solemnly declare verbally or in writing that a particular document or testimony about an event is a true and accurate representation of the facts; to bear witness to. To formally certify by a signature that the signer has been present at the execution of a particular writing so as to rebut any potential challenges to its authenticity.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

attest
v.
   1) to confirm (usually in writing) that a document is genuine.
   2) to bear witness that someone actually signed a document, such as a will. All states require at least two witnesses (three in Vermont) to attest that a will was signed and declared to be a will (except a will written in one's own handwriting in some states).
   See also: holographic will, will, witness

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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