con·firm vt
1 a: to make valid by necessary formal approval
the debtor's chapter 13 plan confirm ed by the court
b: to vote approval of
confirm a nomination
2: to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of
3: to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact
a consent decree confirm ing Capt. Brown's right to his cargo — W. G. Young
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.