Definition of proof

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Proof (n.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5..

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Criminal :: Criminal (n.) One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon..
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution..
Contract :: Contract (n.) A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation..
Monstration :: Monstration (n.) The act of demonstrating; proof.
Fancy :: Fancy (v. i.) To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof.
Admonition :: Admonition (n.) Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.
Objurgation :: Objurgation (n.) The act of objurgating; reproof.
Slip :: Slip (n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
Bead Proof :: Bead proof () Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters..
Proof-proof :: Proof-proof (a.) Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong.
Unity :: Unity (n.) Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine..
Oilskin :: Oilskin (n.) Cloth made waterproof by oil.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc..
Testify :: Testify (v. i.) To make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal..
Sign :: Sign (n.) That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.
Postulate :: Postulate (v. t.) To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions..
Reprefe :: Reprefe (n.) Reproof.
Jobation :: "Jobation (n.) A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof..
Waterproofing :: Waterproofing (n.) The act or process of making waterproof.
Hypothesis :: Hypothesis (n.) A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer..
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