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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