verb
- to withdraw or revoke official certification, recognition, or authorization from someone or something
Usage: formal; often used in legal or administrative contexts
Examples
- The state decided to decertify the driving school after multiple safety violations.
- The union was decertified following allegations of corruption.
- The medical board voted to decertify the doctor’s license.
- The accreditation agency threatened to decertify the university program.
- Election officials moved to decertify the voting machines due to technical problems.
- The company’s ISO certification was decertified after the failed audit.