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AFFIDAVIT
affidavit
(noun) written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
affidavit (plural affidavits)
(legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
Source: Wiktionary
Af`fi*da"vit, n. Etym: [LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy.] (Law)
Definition: A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate. Bouvier. Burrill.
Note: It is always made ex parte, and without cross-examination, and in this differs from a deposition. It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation.
Syn.
– Deposition. See Deposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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