D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ratification

/(răt`ĭ*fĭ*kā"shŭn)/ · Rat·i·fi·ca·tion · IPA /ˌɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
  1. 1.
    The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.