CONFIRMATION

confirmation,n.1. The act of giving formal approval <Senate confirmation hearings>. [Cases: United States  35. C.J.S. United States §§ 23, 53, 56–57.] 2. The act of verifying or corroborating; a statement that verifies or corroborates <the journalist sought confirmation of the district attorney’s remarks>.3. The act of ratifying a voidable estate; a type of conveyance in which a voidable estate is made certain or a particular estate is increased <deed of confirmation>. [Cases: Deeds  51.C.J.S. Deeds § 71.] 4.Civil law. A declaration that corrects a null provision of an obligation in order to make the provision enforceable. 5.Commercial law. A bank’s agreement to honor a letter of credit issued by another bank. [Cases: Banks and Banking  191. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 341–366, 368–370, 372–376.] Cf. RATIFICATION. — confirmatory (k<<schwa>>n-f<<schwa>>r-m<<schwa>>-tor-ee), adj.

silent confirmation.A bank’s confirmation based on the request of the beneficiary of the credit rather than the issuing bank. [Cases: Banks and Banking  191. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 341–366, 368–370, 372–376.] [Blacks Law 8th]