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US
/kɝˌɔbɝˈeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /kəɹˌɒbəɹˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /kəɹˌɒbəɹˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
How To Use corroboration In A Sentence
- They thought they were fighting against a universal conspiracy against them, and I believe this view gains a certain amount of corroboration from the fact that the military collapse of Germany was due in part-I say only in part-to the fact that there were crowds of German soldiers who had begun to realize that Germany was engaged not in a war of defense, but a war of aggression. Chivalry in the British Empire
- He quotes Stanley Lane Poole in corroboration: "The degradation of women in the East is a canker that begins its destructive work early in childhood, and has eaten into the whole system of Islam. Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences
- They lack confirmation or corroboration by any reliable empirical evidence.
- Based on such evidence, corroboration for the surrogacy hypothesis is low.
- This contradiction cannot be resolved at present due to a lack of Cambrian radiolarian studies, which are needed to provide chronostratigraphic corroboration.
- The bruises were evident to the witness as corroboration of the facts as told by the declarant.
- The prosecution provided corroboration for her allegation.
- The prosecution provided corroboration for her allegation.
- A careful record, with corroboration, is always desirable in such extreme circumstances.
- Without corroboration from forensic tests, it will be difficult to prove that the suspect is guilty.