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There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future; its degree of corroboration simply is a historical statement describing how severely the hypothesis has been tested in the past.
Robert Nozick

Meaning of "corroboration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORROBORATION

corroboration  [kəˌrɒbəˈreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORROBORATION

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conjunction
determiner
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Corroboration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORROBORATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Corroborating evidence

Corroborating evidence is evidence that tends to support a proposition that is already supported by some initial evidence, therefore confirming the proposition. For example, W, a witness, testifies that she saw X drive his automobile into a green car. Meanwhile Y, another witness, testifies that when he examined X's car, later that day, he noticed green paint on its fender. Or there can be corroborating evidence related to a certain source, such as what makes an author think a certain way due to the evidence that was supplied by witnesses or objects. For more information on this type of reasoning, see: Casuistry. Another type of corroborating evidence comes from using the Baconian method, i.e. the method of agreement, method of difference, and method of concomitant variations. These methods are followed in experimental design. They were codified by Francis Bacon, and developed further by John Stuart Mill and consist of controlling several variables, in turn, to establish which variables are causally connected. These principles are widely used intuitively in various kinds of proofs, demonstrations and investigations, in addition to being fundamental to experimental design.

Definition of corroboration in the English dictionary

The definition of corroboration in the dictionary is confirmation by evidence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORROBORATION


acceleration
ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən
collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
cooperation
kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
declaration
ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
deliberation
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
expiration
ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən
exploration
ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
incorporation
ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
restoration
ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən
separation
ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORROBORATION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CORROBORATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
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formation
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Synonyms and antonyms of corroboration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CORROBORATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «corroboration» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of corroboration

Translation of «corroboration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORROBORATION

Find out the translation of corroboration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of corroboration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «corroboration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

佐证
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corroboración
570 millions of speakers

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corroboration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मंडन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأييد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подтверждение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corroboração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিপাদন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corroboration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengesahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bestätigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

確証作業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

확증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Koruptor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm chắc chắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளைவைப்பற்றிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बळकटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teyit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corroborazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potwierdzeniem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підтвердження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coroborare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιβεβαίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stawing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bekräftelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

corroboration
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of corroboration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORROBORATION»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORROBORATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about corroboration

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QUOTES WITH «CORROBORATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word corroboration.
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Robert Nozick
There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future; its degree of corroboration simply is a historical statement describing how severely the hypothesis has been tested in the past.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORROBORATION»

Discover the use of corroboration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to corroboration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Women, Sex, and the Law
Among these rules are those governing corroboration requirements, cautionary instructions, and references to the victim's prior sexual history. Although these rules have been and are continuing to be modified as the image of the lying woman ...
Rosemarie Tong, 1984
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Rethinking Popper
(2) Use, as the basis for action, theories which have a sufficiently high degree of corroboration What is meant by 'sufficiently high degree of corroboration' is specified in the case of drugs by the government regulations on what tests a new drug ...
Zuzana Parusniková, Robert Sonné Cohen, 2009
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The Philosophy of Karl Popper
Popper's "negative methodology" (cf. section 3.5) is complemented by his " positive theory of corroboration' (LSD, 26tjff. ) , whose fundamental idea is simple: A hypothesis that withstands serious attempts to refute it is corroborated; the more ...
Herbert Keuth, 2005
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Child Abuse: Victim as witness
Center counseled 2,376 cases involving sexually abused children through its victim's assistance project.7 Historically, the District of Columbia has imposed the legal requirement of corroboration on all sex-related crimes.8 After the District's ...
Byrgen Finkelman, 1995
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FGCS '92: Fifth Generation Computer Systems 1992
We also carry out hypothesis corroboration at each formation point. Finally we reason forwards from the explanation lo perform explanation corroboration. Hypothesis Formation From any ground atomic formula F we form an hypothesis for that ...
‎1992
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Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
And when we face choices like the bridge-building one, it is rational to choose corroborated theories over theories that are not corroborated. What is “ corroboration”? Popper gave a technical definition and held that we can measure the amount ...
Peter Godfrey-Smith, 2009
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Northern Aboriginal Communities: Economies and Development
Corroboration: Freeman 1986: 29; Guemple 1986: 134-35; Hobart 1986: 51; Kruse 1991: 318; Marenin 1992: 360; Nuttall 1991a: 217; Palinkas 1987: 294; Palinkas, Downs, Peterson and Russell 1993: 3; Petterson 1987: 101; Turner 1993: 99; ...
Peter Douglas Elias, 1995
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Milestones in Systematics
Degree of Corroboration or Confirmation”) DeQueiroz and Poe (2001:305) extracted a sentence that reads, “We can interpret ... our measure of degree of corroboration as a generalization of Fisher's likelihood function.” Out of context this ...
David M. Williams, Peter L. Forey, 2004
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Textbook on The Law of Evidence
of the co-accused without full and strong corroboration in material particulars both as to the crime and as to his connection with that crime. 11. Corroboration of the Confession of a Co-accused Necessary However, the question whether a ...
M. Monir
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Rape Law Reform: A Grassroots Revolution and Its Impact
Second, their elimination did not preclude consideration of corroboration and resistance in rape cases. Requirements Not Serious Hurdles We believe the elimination of corroboration and resistance requirements is an example of a reform that ...
Cassia Spohn, Julie Horney, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORROBORATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term corroboration is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bill Cosby statue removed from Walt Disney World after admission …
Attorneys for some of the women suing Cosby seized on the testimony as powerful corroboration of their accusations. "The women have been ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
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Shocking figures reveal 1 in 5 rape victims are asleep when attacked
Police from the Domestic Abuse Task Force now routinely interview previous partners of abusers for corroboration and to establish a pattern of ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Cosby accusers claim vindication, friends reserve judgment
Attorneys for some of the women suing Cosby seized on the testimony as powerful corroboration of their accusations. Page 2 of 2 - "The women ... «Pekin Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Bill Cosby's drugs-sex admission could aid women's cases, lawyers …
Nevertheless, attorneys for some of the numerous women suing Cosby seized on the testimony as powerful corroboration of what they have ... «The Daily Breeze, Jul 15»
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Lawyers: Cosby's drugs-sex admission could aid women's cases
Nevertheless, attorneys for some of the women suing Cosby seized on the testimony as powerful corroboration of their accusations. «WDRB, Jul 15»
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Gambling against the odds
Alderman Neill agreed and stated that Detective sergeant Roper had failed to get corroboration where he might have done. Then seven ... «Rotherham Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Rape - Evidence Requires Corroboration On Each Case - Appeal …
TUNDE O. AWOTOYE, J.C.A. (delivering the leading judgment): This is the judgment in respect of the appeal filed by the appellant on ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Paedophile DJ's victim left sickened as probe into Scots abuse stalls …
“They talk about the need for corroboration. But surely the other cases in Norfolk corroborate my own story. “I was given the courage to come ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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Named guardians
Their attempt to enact prosecutions without corroboration proves that, as does their desire for a single, central database on every citizen in ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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Compo culture and the child abuse panic
A further problem is the general acceptance of the notion of 'corroboration by volume', where claims of sexual abuse are involved. This means ... «Spiked, Jul 15»

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