self-authenticating
adjective
(alsoselfauthenticating)uk/ˌself.ɔːˈθen.tɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˌself.ɑːˈθen.t̬ə.keɪ.t̬ɪŋ/provingthat something isrealortrue, without the need for otherchecksorproof:
Thecourtconcludedthat thedocumentswere neither self-authenticatingnorself-explanatory.
Hepredictedthedevelopmentof self-authenticatingpassports,drivinglicences, and otherformsof ID.
- Certifiedcopiesofpublicrecordssuch asbirthcertificatesare self-authenticating, as arenewspapers.
- The writings in thenotebookare self-authenticating because theyconsistentlyidentifytheauthoras havingcharacteristicsuniqueto thedefendant.
- Thefactis that theinnervoice, thevoiceofconscience, is not self-authenticating.
Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than wordsidiom
- anti-sexist
- attest
- authenticate
- convince
- credential
- demonstrability
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- dispel
- disprove
- lie
- non-documentary
- non-evidence
- probatory
- proof positive
- provable
- the acid test
- vindicate
- vindication