In plain English
This is not just an ordinary copy. It is a duplicate that has been officially confirmed by a person or authority with the right to do so as matching the original in full. The important point is the formal confirmation that nothing is missing or altered.
In context
Here, it specifies that the requested document copy must include official confirmation from an authorized person or authority that it is a true and complete reproduction of the original.
- Situation
- Submitting claims, evidence, estimates, and following claim status
- What it communicates
- specifies that an officially verified copy is requested
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say which specific authority must provide the certification in a particular case, only that the confirmation must come from someone authorized to do so.
Examples
“The clerk rejected the plain photocopy and kept a certified copy of the court order instead.”
“The application was incomplete without a certified copy of the marriage certificate.”