ver·i·fi·ca·tion 
(vĕr′ə-fĭ-kāshən)
(vĕr′ə-fĭ-kāshən)n.
1. The act of verifying or the state of being verified.
2. Law
a. A sworn statement attesting to the truth of the facts in a document.
b. A sworn statement attesting that a pleading is true to the best of one's knowledge.
veri·fi·ca′tive adj.