Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Authentication

n. 1. Broadly, the act of proving that something (as a document) is true or genuine, esp. So that it may be admitted as evidence; the condition of being so proved < authentication of the handwriting>. 2. Specif., the assent to or adoption of a writing as one's own.

Self-authentication

Authentication without extrinsic evidence of truth or genuineness. ( in federal courts, certain writings, such as notarized documents and certified copies of public records, may be admitted into evidence by self-authentication. Fed. R. Evid. 902. Authentic interpretation interpretation.

self-authentication

See AUTHENTICATION.