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 Cer·tif·i·cate n.
 1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.
 2. A written declaration legally authenticated.
 Trial by certificate, a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal.