authenticateddocuments

noun
UK /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪtɪd ˈdɒkjʊmənts/
US /ɔːˈθentɪkeɪtɪd ˈdɑːkjumənts/

Papers that have been checked and proven to be real.

The lawyer showed the authenticated documents to the judge.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Official papers whose signatures or seals have been confirmed as genuine.

The bank needed authenticated documents before releasing the funds.

3. Records that have passed a security check to show they were not altered.

Only authenticated documents can be uploaded to the government portal.

4. Legal papers that a court accepts as true and real.

The authenticated documents were added to the case file.