Counterattestation

/ˌkaʊntərætəˈsteɪʃən/ noun

Definition

A formal statement or certification made in response to another's attestation, often contradicting or confirming it.

Etymology

From counter- + attestation (from attest, Latin attestari meaning to witness, from ad- + testis meaning witness). The prefix counter- denotes opposition or response.

Kelly Says

In legal history, counterattestation was essential when documents contradicted each other—two witnesses would provide competing sworn statements, and courts had to parse truth from conflicting testimonies, a puzzle that still challenges legal systems today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反-ምክንያት
fan-mi-k-nyat
ARالعربية
مخالفة شهادة
makh-al-fat sha-hada
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-প্রমাণ
pro-ti-pra-maan
CACatalà
contra-atestatació
kon-tra-a-te-sta-ta-cio
CSČeština
proti-potvrzení
pro-ti-po-tvr-de-ni
DADansk
modbekræftelse
mod-be-krae-ftel-se
DEDeutsch
Gegenbestätigung
ge-gen-bes-täh-tigung
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-βεβαίωση
an-ti-ve-va-io-si
ESEspañol
contra-atestación
kon-tra-a-tes-ta-syon
FAفارسی
ردّ گواهی
red-d gaw-hi
FISuomi
vastavainen vahvistus
va-sta-vai-nen va-his-tus
FRFrançais
contre-attestation
kɔ̃ʁə-a-tɛstasyon
GUGU
પ્રતિ-પ્રમાણ
pra-ti-pra-maan
HAHA
tabbatar da ciki
ta-bat-tar da chi-ki
HEעברית
כחול
kha-ol
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-प्रमाण
pra-ti-pra-maan
HUMagyar
ellen-igazol
el-len-i-ga-zol
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentangan pernyataan
pe-nen-ta-ngan pe-nyer-ta-an
IGIG
akụkụ ịgba ụzọ
a-ku-ku i-gba u-zo
ITItaliano
contro-attestazione
kon-tro-a-tes-ta-syo-neh
JA日本語
反証明
はんしょうめい
KKKK
қарсы заман
qar-sy za-man
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង ប្រវត្តិ
pra-cha-ang pra-vatt-ri
KO한국어
반확인
ban-hwak-in
MRMR
प्रतिकार
pra-ti-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
penentangan pengesahan
pe-nen-ta-ngan pe-nges-a-han
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် ကျင့်
pyan-li-ka-j-ng
NLNederlands
tegenverklaring
te-gen-ver-kla-ring
NONorsk
motbekreft
mot-be-kreft
PAPA
ਉਪਰਾਲ
u-par-aal
PLPolski
przeciwieństwo
pre-tsie-wie-s-t-wo
PTPortuguês
contra-atestação
kon-tra-a-tes-ta-sow
RORomână
contra-atestare
kon-tra-a-tes-ta-re
RUРусский
противоподтверждение
pro-tivo-pod-tver-zhen-iye
SVSvenska
motbekräftelse
mot-be-krae-ftel-se
SWKiswahili
kukanaji
ku-ka-na-ji
TAதமிழ்
விருப்பத்திற்கு மாறாக
vi-rup-pat-thir-ku ma-ra-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతి-సాక్ష్యం
pra-ti-sa-ak-shyam
THไทย
การปฏิเสธการรับรอง
garan-pra-gan-rot-i-se-d-ga-ran-rot
TLTL
pag-aaklas na pag-aangkin
pa-ga-a-klas na pa-ga-a-ng-kin
TRTürkçe
karşı onay
kar-shih o-nay
UKУкраїнська
проти-підтвердження
pro-ti-pid-tver-zhen-nya
URاردو
مخالفت تصدیق
makh-al-fat tas-dee-q
VITiếng Việt
bảo chứng phản
bao chung phan
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ṣẹ̀lẹ̀
a-won eh-sheh sheh-le
ZH中文
反证明
fǎn zhèngmíng
ZUZU
ukuthi okubaluleka
u-ku-thi o-ku-ba-lu-le-ka

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