corroboration
AmericanOther Word Forms
- noncorroboration noun
Etymology
Origin of corroboration
1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Late Latin corroborātiōn- (stem of corroborātiō ). See corroborate, -ion
Example Sentences
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There was no immediate corroboration of the figure from other sources.
From Barron's
Yet, he said, the expert report had stated the story had no corroboration.
From BBC
"Until that point, I didn't even know what corroboration meant," Ms Bryson said.
From BBC
“Everything alleged in the indictment was easily provable. And as the report makes clear virtually every assertion by the government had layers of corroboration. A conviction was certain.”
From Salon
"The partners strongly believe that many of the allegations originate from two disgruntled employees, without objective basis or corroboration."
From BBC
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