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Attest
1. To certify or to state under oath.

2. See: Testament.

attest

To witness by observation and signature,as one who attests that another has signed a real estate contract.Contrast with acknowledgment,in which the signer states he or she signed the document voluntarily,and then a notary public or other such individual affixes his or her signature and seal as evidence of hearing the acknowledgment and witnessing the signing.



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91) In such an environment, the attester would verify the authenticity of the document through the signer's public key and would in turn witness the signatory's signature using his digital signature.
In contrast, the practitioner acts as an objective, independent attester by performing the attest engagement and providing the examination, review or agreed-upon procedures attest report.
Accounting literature contains caveats about such assertions for both the asserter and the attester.
 
 
 
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