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.]
