Law professor played by Kerry Washington in 2016's "Confirmation" Crossword Clue

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Law professor played by Kerry Washington in 2016's "Confirmation" Crossword Answer

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CONFIRMATION (noun)
1. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
2. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
WASHINGTON (noun)
1. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
2. United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)

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