the act of proving an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information

Without corroboration from forensic tests, it will be difficult to prove that the suspect is guilty. 如果没有法医检验的佐证，就很难证明嫌疑人有罪。

They could find no independent corroboration that he was telling the truth. 他们找不到任何独立的证据证明他说的是真话。