certified copy

A duplicate of an original (usu. official) document, certified as an exact reproduction usu. by the officer responsible for issuing or keeping the original. — Also termed attested copy; exemplified copy; verified copy. [Cases: Criminal Law 430; Evidence 338. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1025, 1029–1031; Evidence §§ 879–880, 893, 895.]