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单词 self-certify
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self-certifyv.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈsəːtᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈsərdəˌfaɪ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, certify v.
Etymology: < self- prefix + certify v. Compare earlier self-certified adj. In sense 2 after self-certification n. 2.
1. transitive. To attest or confirm (something) formally without substantiation by a third party; esp. to make an official declaration that (something) complies with regulatory standards or procedures without independent substantiating evidence. Also with clause as object. Also intransitive.
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1951 M. Fleischmann Testimony 16 July in Study Monopoly Power: Hearings before U.S. House Judiciary Comm. (82nd Congr., 1st Sess.) IV. 686 Any manufacturer who does not use more than the state minimum of any of the three controlled materials, steel, copper, and aluminum, may self-certify.
1951 Bakersfield Californian 31 Aug. 14/6 Farmers and home owners, or well drillers acting for them, may self certify orders for well construction steel up to two tons.
1983 Sandusky (Ohio) Sunday Reg. 24 Apr. a4/3 The U.S. government allows auto manufacturers to self-certify that each specific model meets U.S. safety and performance standards.
2016 D. Hine & G. Peele Regulation of Standards in Brit. Public Life v. 106 MPs were in effect self-certifying their own claims, there was no external audit.
2. intransitive. To certify one's short-term absence from work due to illness without providing substantiating evidence from a doctor or other health care worker. Cf. self-certification n. 2. Also transitive.
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1982 Hansard Commons 8 June (Written Answers) 63 A new sickness benefit claim form..includes space for the claimant to self-certify.
1984 Guardian 5 May (Money section) 22/1 It seems sensible to presume that the sick person will self-certify for a short period.
1998 Pulse 7 Mar. 45 One major employer..cuts casual sick rates..by insisting employees get private sicknotes rather than self certify.
2012 Caterer & Hotelkeeper 25 May 42/4 An employee may have submitted a holiday request..which you declined and then they were absent and self-certified.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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