attesting

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• Attesting — Attest At test , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attesting}.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness: cf. F. attester.] 1. To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• attesting declaration — index attestation, certification (attested copy), reference (recommendation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• attesting statement — index jurat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• attesting witness — witness whose presence is necessary in order to grant legal validity to a proceeding, witness signing a statement attesting to his credibility …   English contemporary dictionary

• attesting — at·test || É™ test v. certify, testify; confirm …   English contemporary dictionary

• attesting — …   Useful english dictionary

• attesting witness — One who signs his name to an instrument, at the request of the party or parties, for the purpose of proving and identifying it See also attestation …   Black's law dictionary

• attesting witness — One who signs his name to an instrument, at the request of the party or parties, for the purpose of proving and identifying it See also attestation …   Black's law dictionary

• attesting witness — A person who attests; one who witnesses the signing of a document by another person and signs his own name as a witness to that fact. Jenkins v Dawes, It 5 Mass 599, 600. A credible or competent person who observes the execution of a will by the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• competent attesting witness — One legally competent, as of the time of the attestation and as determined by the substantive law of wills, to testify in a court of justice the facts which he attests by signing his name to the will as a subscribing witness, not being… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• subscribing witnesses — Attesting witnesses. 57 Am J1st Wills §§ 308 et seq …   Ballentine's law dictionary