certificate

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certificate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Certificate \Cer*tif"i*cate\, n. [F. certificat, fr. LL.
     certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See tify.]
     1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as,
        certificate of good behavior.
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     2. A written declaration legally authenticated.
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     Trial by certificate, a trial which the testimony of the
        person certifying is the only proper criterion of the
        point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person
        was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate
        of the proper officer in writing, under his seal.
        --Blackstone.
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  Certificate \Cer*tif"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Certificated; p. pr. & vb. n. Certificating.] [See
     Certify.]
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     1. To verify or vouch for by certificate.
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     2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the
        captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.
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certificate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  certificate
      n 1: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
           [syn: certificate, certification, credential,
           credentials]
      2: a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to
         finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive
         interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities"
         [syn: security, certificate]
      v 1: present someone with a certificate
      2: authorize by certificate

certificate - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  CERTIFICATE, practice. A writing made in any court, and properly 
  authenticated, to give notice to another court of anything done therein; or 
  it is a writing by which an officer or other person bears testimony that a 
  fact has or has not taken place. 
       2. There are two kinds of certificates; those required by the law, and 
  those which are merely voluntary. Of the first kind are certificates given 
  to an insolvent of his discharge, and those given to aliens, that they have 
  been naturalized. Voluntary certificates are those which are not required by 
  law, but which are given of the mere motion of the party. The former are 
  evidence of the facts therein mentioned, while the latter are not entitled 
  to any credit, because the facts certified, may be proved in the usual way 
  under the solemnity of an oath or affirmation. 2 Com. Dig. 306; Ayl. Parerg. 
  157; Greenl. Ev. Sec. 498. 
  
  

  CERTIFICATE, ATTORNEY'S, Practice, English law. By statute 37 Geo. III., c. 
  90, s. 26, 28, attorneys are required to deliver to the commissioners of 
  stamp duties, a paper or note in writing, containing the name and usual 
  place of residence of such person, and thereupon, on paying certain duties, 
  such person is entitled to a certificate attesting the payment of such 
  duties, which must be renewed yearly. And by the 30th section, an attorney 
  is liable to the penalty of fifty pounds for practising without. 
  
  

  CERTIFICATE, JUDGE'S, English practice. The judge who tries the cause is 
  authorized by several statutes in certain cases to certify, so as to decide 
  when the party or parties shall or shall not be entitled to costs. It is of 
  great importance in many cases, that these certificates should be obtained 
  at the time of trial. See 3 Camp. R. 316; 5 B. & A. 796; Tidd's Pr. 879; 3 
  Ch. Pr. 458, 486. 
       2. The Lord Chancellor often requires the opinion of the judges upon a 
  question of law; to obtain this, a case is trained, containing the 
  admissions on both sides, and upon these the legal question is stated; the 
  case is then submitted to the judges, who, after hearing counsel, transmit 
  to the chancellor their opinion. This opinion, signed by the judges of the 
  court, is called their certificate. See 3 Bl. Com. 453. 
  
  

certificate - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "certificate":
     CD, IOU, MO, acceptance, acceptance bill, affidavit, attestation,
     authority, authorization, bank acceptance, bank check, bill,
     bill of draft, bill of exchange, bill of health, blank check,
     certificate of deposit, certificate of proficiency, certification,
     certified check, check, checkbook, cheque, commercial paper,
     credential, debenture, demand bill, demand draft, deposition,
     diploma, draft, due bill, exchequer bill, letter of credit,
     money order, navicert, negotiable instrument, notarized statement,
     note, note of hand, paper, postal order, promissory note,
     sheepskin, sight bill, sight draft, sworn statement, testamur,
     testimonial, ticket, time bill, time draft, trade acceptance,
     treasury bill, visa, vise, voucher, warrant, warranty, witness