corroboration

[ kuh-rob-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of corroborating.
2. a corroboratory fact, statement, etc.

Other Words From

• noncor·robo·ration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of corroboration¹

1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Late Latin corroborātiōn- (stem of corroborātiō ). See corroborate, -ion

Example Sentences

That would be presented as a counter balance to the abolition of not proven and recent changes on the rules on corroboration.

From BBC

Speaking earlier this year, one law lecturer said overturning the Morton rule would in effect mean the end of corroboration as we have known it for close to a century.

From BBC

“We do not find any fact without corroboration,” Sidoti told Salon, speaking from Australia in a video interview.

From Salon

According to Ty Cobb, a former White House attorney under Trump, the filing underscores the breadth, depth and level of corroboration in the evidence against Trump.

From Salon

“I think it’s pretty well accepted in the criminal justice system that one cannot and should not charge someone with a crime based on a ‘repressed memory’ unless there is corroboration,” Horngrad said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• affirmation
• validation
• verification