Definition of proof

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Proof (n.) The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies..

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Shellproof :: Shellproof (a.) Capable of resisting bombs or other shells; bombproof.
Remonstrance :: Remonstrance (n.) A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.
Probate :: Probate (n.) Proof.
Reprefe :: Reprefe (n.) Reproof.
Rebut :: Rebut (v. t.) To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or countervailing proof..
Hypothesis :: Hypothesis (n.) A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer..
Ocular :: Ocular (a.) Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof..
Revisal :: Revisal (n.) The act of revising, or reviewing and reexamining for correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof sheet; the revisal of a treaty..
Contract :: Contract (n.) A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation..
Epichirema :: Epichirema (n.) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner..
Rockaway :: Rockaway () Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side..
Demonstrance :: Demonstrance (n.) Demonstration; proof.
Repreve :: Repreve (n.) Reproof.
Presumptive :: Presumptive (a.) Based on presumption or probability; grounded on probable evidence; probable; as, presumptive proof..
High-proof :: High-proof (a.) Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof spirits..
Eviction :: Eviction (n.) Conclusive evidence; proof.
Water Bed :: Water bed () A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients..
Proof :: Proof (v. t.) Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof..
Postulate :: Postulate (v. t.) To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions..
Evidence :: Evidence (n.) That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it..
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