"faire foi" meaning in French

See faire foi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ fwa/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-faire foi.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-faire foi.wav
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  1. to prove, to serve as proof (of/that), to be evidence (of/that), to bear witness (of/that), to attest (to/that) [with de ‘something’ or que (+ clause) ‘that something is the case’]
    Sense id: en-faire_foi-fr-verb-1JiLeXV5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 39 32
  2. to be reliable
    Sense id: en-faire_foi-fr-verb-~9pve0S1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 27 46 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 46 27
  3. (law) to be valid; to prevail Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-faire_foi-fr-verb-EizNQR49 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 39 32 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: faire autorité, ajouter foi
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