A judge must certify the contract. The document has been certified by the court. The car dealer certifies each car before it is sold. Has your doctor been certified?
Recent Examples on the WebTrump and his backers, despite no evidence of fraud, demanded that the board refuse to certify the results. Kathleen Foody, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022 Several hundred votes remain to be counted in the district's other counties, but counties have until Aug. 16 to finish their count and for canvassing boards to certify the results, followed by certification by the secretary of state by Aug. 19. Rachel La Corte, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 County canvassing boards are set to certify results Aug. 16. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022 Some Republican officials have gone so far as to refuse to certify election results even when the outcome would benefit their party. Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Most Americans think at least somewhat likely in the future, according to our polling, election officials will refuse to certify result for political reasons.CBS News, 26 June 2022 Republican election sabotage, in which GOP officials refuse to certify the winners, has started. Laurence H. Tribe And Dennis Aftergut, CNN, 20 June 2022 But as Trump failed in earlier attempts to reverse the outcome, lawyer John Eastman began promoting a plan to have Pence refuse to certify electors.NBC News, 19 June 2022 Jones was a leading proponent of baseless claims that Trump’s reelection was subverted by systematic fraud and that Congress could refuse to certify Joe Biden’s victory. Beth Reinhard, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 See More
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Etymology
Middle English certifien, from Anglo-French certefier, from Late Latin certificare, from Latin certus certain — more at certain