Affidavit Definition
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.
- nonsuit
- narratio
- testamur
- document
- statement
- jurat
- deposition
- attestation
- affirmation
- testimony
- sworn statement
Other Word Forms of Affidavit
Noun
Origin of Affidavit
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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).
From Wiktionary
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Medieval Latin affīdāvit from third person sing. perfect tense of affīdāre to pledge affiance
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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