confirmatio crescens (kon-f[schwa]r-may-shee-oh kres-enz). [Latin “growing confirmation”] A confirmation that enlarges an estate.
confirmatio diminuens (kon-f[schwa]r-may-shee-oh di-min-yoo-enz). [Latin “diminishing confirmation”] A confirmation that decreases the services that a tenant must perform.
confirmatio perficiens (kon-f[schwa]r-may-shee-oh p[schwa]r-fish-ee-enz). [Latin “perfecting confir-mation”] A confirmation that ratifies a wrongful and defeasible title, or makes a conditional estate absolute.