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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Attestation \At'tes*ta"tion\, noun [L. attestatio: cf. F. attestation.] The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
attestation
noun
1: noun.group:law,;c the action of bearing witness
2: the evidence by which something is attested
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
74 Moby Thesaurus words for "attestation": admission, affidavit, affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, attest, authentication, authority, authorization, averment, avouchment, avowal, backing, backing up, bearing out, bill of health, bolstering, buttressing, certificate, certificate of proficiency, certification, circumstantiation, compurgation, confirmation, corroboration, corroboratory evidence, credential, declaration, deposition, diploma, disclosure, documentation, evidence, fortification, instrument in proof, legal evidence, navicert, notarized statement, note, profession, proof, proving, proving out, ratification, reinforcement, sheepskin, statement, statement under oath, strengthening, substantiation, support, supporting evidence, swearing, sworn evidence, sworn statement, sworn testimony, testament, testamur, testimonial, testimonium, testimony, ticket, undergirding, validation, verification, visa, vise, voucher, vouching, warrant, warranty, witness, word
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