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verify -fied -fy·ing [Anglo-French verifier, from Medieval Latin verificare, from Latin verus true + -ficare to make] 1 : to confirm or substantiate by oath, affidavit, or deposition [ a motion] 2 : to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of ...
Verified claim
Verified claim, a person would be holding a verified claim or would hold such a claim when he has a title to that claim and as entitle to the rights and benefits which may accrue under it, AIR 1968 P&H 242 (249). [Displaced Persons (Compensation & Rehabilitation) Act, 1954, s. 2(e)]...
Verify
Verify, in relation to a digital signature, electronic record or public key, with its grammatical variations and cognate expression means to determine whether:(a) the initial electronic record was affixed with the digital signature by the use of private key corresponding to the public key of the subscriber;(b) the initial electronic record is retained intact or has been altered since such electronic record was so affixed with the digital signature. [Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), s. 2(1) (zh)]1. To prove to be true, to confirm or establish the truth or truthfulness of; to authentically2. To confirm or substantiate by oath or affidavit; to swear to the truth of, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.Means to ascertain, to confirm, to test the truth or accuracy of, and to prove to be true. That the authority must append his verification to the declaration made by candidate on solemn affirmation, Nanak Singh v. Deputy Commissioner Amritsar, (1968) 70 Punj LR 1095....
Averment
Averment [fr. verificatio, Lat.], an advancement or affirmation of any matter in a pleading, and when new matter was introduced the pleading con-cluded with a verification except in the anomalous case of the general plea of bankruptcy under the repealed 6 Geo. 4, c. 16. Verifications or averments were of two kinds: common and special. Common were applied to ordinary cases, and were in the following form:- 'And this the plaintiff (or defendant) is ready to verify.' Special were used where the matter pleaded was intended to be tried by record or by some other method than a jury. They were in the following forms:- 'And this the plaintiff (or defendant) is ready to verify, by the said record,' or And this the plantiff (or defendant) in ready to verify, when, where, and in such manner as the Court here shall order, direct, or appoint.'...
Unverified weight or measure
Unverified weight or measure, means a weight or measure which, being required to be verified and stamped under this Act, has not been so verified and stamped. [Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), s. 2(za)]...
auditor
auditor 1 : a person qualified and authorized to examine and verify financial records 2 : a referee appointed by a court in a civil action ;esp : one designated to prepare an account for the court see also master ...
biometrics
biometrics Biologically unique information used to identify individuals. This information can be used to verify identity or check against other entries in the database. The best known biometric is the fingerprint, but others include facial recognition and iris scans. Go to the U.S. Department of State Biometrics page to learn more. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
confirmation
confirmation 1 : the act or process of confirming, assuring, or upholding [seeking of the agreement] ;specif : the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body [senate of the Supreme Court nominee] 2 : something that confirms: as a : an express or implied contract by which a person makes a voidable agreement binding ;specif : a definite expression or written memorandum that verifies or substantiates an agreement previously made orally or informally b in the civil law of Louisiana : a declaration whereby a person corrects the parts of an obligation that are null to make them enforceable c : a conveyance by which valid title to an estate is transferred to a person already in possession or by which an estate is increased ...
priority claim
priority claim An unsecured claim that is entitled to be paid ahead of other unsecured claims that are not entitled to priority status. Priority refers to the order in which these unsecured claims are to be paid.proof of claim A written statement and verifying documentation filed by a creditor that describes the reason the debtor owes the creditor money. (There is an official form for this purpose.) Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ...
silent witness theory
silent witness theory : a theory or rule in the law of evidence: photographic evidence (as photographs or videotapes) produced by a process whose reliability is established may be admitted as substantive evidence of what it depicts without the need for an eyewitness to verify the accuracy of its depiction ...
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