corroboración

corroboration, confirmation

noun koh-rroh-boh-rah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin corroboratio (strengthening), from corroborare (to strengthen)

Usage Note

Corroboración is used in formal, journalistic, and legal contexts to mean the act of confirming or supporting a claim with additional evidence. The verb is corroborar (to corroborate). En corroboración de (in corroboration of) is a set phrase. The plural is corroboraciones.

Examples

"El testigo aportó corroboración de los hechos."

Natural Translation

The witness provided corroboration of the facts.

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