01 n. One who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to anything.
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One who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to anything.“Will his vouchers vouch him no more?” — Shak.“The great writers of that age stand up together as vouchers for one another's reputation.” — Spectator.
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A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts.
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The act of calling in a person to make good his warranty of title in the old form of action for the recovery of lands.(Law)
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A document attesting to a credit against certain defined expenditures; a recipt for prepayment; -- often used in pre-arranged travel plans, to provide evidence of pre-payment of the cost of lodging, transportation, or meals.