certification

noun

1. the act of certifying.
2. the state of being certified.
3. a certified statement.
4. the writing on the face of a check by which it is certified.
5. Law. a certificate attesting the truth of some statement or event.

noun

1. the act of certifying or state of being certified
2. law a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement

n.

1. The reporting to health authorities of those diseases legally required to be reported.
2. The attainment of board certification in a specialty.
3. The court procedure by which a patient is committed to a mental institution.
4. Involuntary mental hospitalization.