CREDENTIALS
certificate, certification, credential, credentials
(noun) a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
credentials
plural of credential
Noun
credentials pl (plural only)
Documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority, especially such a document given to an ambassador by a country.
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Source: Wiktionary
CREDENTIAL
Cre*den"tial (kr-dn"shal), a. Etym: [Cf. It. credenziale, fr. LL. credentia. See Credence.]
Definition: Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting. Their credential letters on both sides. Camden.
Cre*den"tial, n. Etym: [Cf. It. credenziale.]
1. That which gives a title to credit or confidence.
2. pl.
Definition: Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy, or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate. The committee of estates excepted against the credentials of the English commissioners. Whitelocke. Had they not shown undoubted credentials from the Divine Person who sent them on such a message. Addison.
CREDENTIAL
Cre*den"tial (kr-dn"shal), a. Etym: [Cf. It. credenziale, fr. LL. credentia. See Credence.]
Definition: Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting. Their credential letters on both sides. Camden.
Cre*den"tial, n. Etym: [Cf. It. credenziale.]
1. That which gives a title to credit or confidence.
2. pl.
Definition: Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy, or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate. The committee of estates excepted against the credentials of the English commissioners. Whitelocke. Had they not shown undoubted credentials from the Divine Person who sent them on such a message. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
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