corroboration
noun/kəˌrɒbəˈreɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #17,083 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
evidence or information that confirms or supports a statement or theory.
Example sentence
The witness provided corroboration that supported the defendant's alibi.
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