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self-authenticating

self-authenticating adjective: in the law of evidence, being a piece of evidence that will automatically be presumed authentic for purposes of admissibility based on the character of the evidence itself. Examples include certified copies of public or business records, official publications of government agencies, and newspaper articles.

Adjective

self-authenticating (not comparable)

  1. In the law of evidence, being a piece of evidence that will automatically be presumed authentic for purposes of admissibility based on the character of the evidence itself. Examples include certified copies of public or business records, official publications of government agencies, and newspaper articles.

Origin of self-authenticating

From self- + authenticating.

Questions about self-authenticating

What does self-authenticating mean?
Self-authenticating means in the law of evidence, being a piece of evidence that will automatically be presumed authentic for purposes of admissibility based on the character of the evidence itself. Examples include certified copies of public or business records, official publications of government agencies, and newspaper articles.
What part of speech is self-authenticating?
Self-authenticating is an adjective.

Words near self-authenticating in the dictionary

  1. self-assurance
  2. self-assured
  3. self-assuredly
  4. self-assuredness
  5. self-attention
  6. self-authenticating
  7. self-aware
  8. self-awareness
  9. self-balancing
  10. self-belief
  11. self-beration

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