Affidavit

Quick meaning: Affidavit is a noun meaning (law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

Meaning

(law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

More Meanings

1. (law) To swear by such a document.

Example Sentences

He submitted his affidavit rather than appearing to testify in court.

All lifters were certified by affidavit and polygraph to be steroid free.

Lee's case is urgent. He has to file an immediate affidavit that he is suffering from bubonic plague to avoid eviction from the house he has occupied ten years without paying the rent.

“Trump and Vance have knowingly spread a false and dangerous narrative by claiming that Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian community is criminally killing and eating neighbors’ dogs and cats, and killing and eating geese,” the affidavit reads.

Word Forms

• affidavits
• affidaviting
• affidavited

Synonyms for affidavit

Depending on context, synonyms include deposition, oath, testimony, attestation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include attestation, deposition, testimony, oath, certification, certificate.

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