/serr'teuh fi kay"sheuhn, seuhr tif'euh-/ , n.
1. the act of certifying.
2. the state of being certified.
3. a certified statement.
4. the writing on the face of a check by which it is certified.
5. Law. a certificate attesting the truth of some statement or event.
[ 1400-50; late ME certificacio ( u ) n certification- (s. of certificatio ). See CERTIFICATE, -ION ]