Certificate /(?)/

Cer·tif·i·cate

Certificate

n.
  1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.
  2. A written declaration legally authenticated.

Phrases & Compounds
Trial by certificate
a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal.

Certificate

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Certificated; p. pr. & vb. n. Certificating

  1. To verify or vouch for by certificate.
  2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.