"in witness whereof" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} in witness whereof
  1. (law) Turn of phrase used to introduce the concluding clause in deeds. Categories (topical): Law Translations (Translations): 以此為證 (Chinese Mandarin), 以此为证 (yǐ cǐ wèi zhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), tämän vakuudeksi (Finnish), en foi de quoi (French), sur foi de quoi (French), en vertu de quoi (French), zu Urkund dessen (German), na dowód (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_witness_whereof-en-phrase-gTrt1iM7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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