semiproof

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noun

Half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness.

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Meanings

nounsemiproof (plural semiproofs)

plural semiproofs

  1. obsoleteHalf proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness.

    there are some things which being not able to pass for entire proofs, do pass for semiproofs

    1662, George Pellisson, A Miscellany of divers Problems

Origin

From semi- + proof.

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APA

semiproof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiproof

MLA

“semiproof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiproof. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiproof,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiproof.

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