Law a written statement given voluntarily and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths
Origin of affidavit
ML, he has made oath; perfect tense tense of affidare: see affiance
noun
The definition of affidavit is a legal term for an official written statement made under oath before a judge, notary public or other person with legal authority.
An example of an affidavit is a confession made and signed and used as evidence in trial.
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noun
A written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officer.
Origin of affidavit
Medieval Latin affīdāvit from third person sing. perfect tense of affīdāre to pledge ; see affiance .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural affidavits)
Origin
From Medieval Latin affidavit (“he has sworn”), the third person singular perfect tense of affido (“swear”), from fīdō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate to fidelity and faith (same Latin root), but not to affirm (shared Latin ad- prefix, but different Latin and Proto-Indo-European roots).
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affidavit - Investment & Finance Definition
A sworn, written statement made in the presence of a notary public or a person who is authorized to administer an oath. Affidavits are used in legal proceedings and may be submitted in lieu of having a person appear in court.
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affidavit - Legal Definition
n
A voluntary and written ex
parte statement of facts signed and the truth of its content affirmed or sworn
to by the declarant before a notary public or another officer authorized to
administer oaths. See also affirmation.
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Sentence Examples
- Many card issuers make it easier to make a written notification by providing you with a form, called an affidavit, for you to complete to show why you believe the charge to be fraudulent.
- Some states might also require you to bring along a signed affidavit from a doctor if you are pregnant, your children's immunization records or even your children to the first appointment.
- To get your child support order enforced in Texas, go to your county Legal Division of Domestic Relations and fill out an Enforcement Application Form and Affidavit of Direct Payment Form.
- After using HUD's qualification tool, if you find you do qualify, your next step is to download the Request for Modification and Affidavit (RMA) from HUD's website.
- You will then be asked to fill out an affidavit of eligibility to prove none of the exceptions, listed under rules below, apply to you.
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