affidavit

affidavit
Synonyms and related words:
admission, affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, attest, attestation, authority, authorization, averment, avouchment, avowal, bill, bill of complaint, bill of health, certificate, certificate of proficiency, certification, claim, complaint, compurgation, credential, declaration, deposition, diploma, disclosure, instrument in proof, legal evidence, libel, manifesto, narratio, navicert, nolle prosequi, nonsuit, notarized statement, note, position paper, profession, sheepskin, solemn declaration, statement, statement of belief, statement of facts, statement under oath, swearing, sworn evidence, sworn statement, sworn testimony, testamur, testimonial, testimonium, testimony, ticket, visa, vise, voucher, vouching, warrant, warranty, witness, word

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Synonyms:
(in writing, signed and sworn to before a magistrate, but given without cross-examination),


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  • affidavit — af·fi·da·vit /ˌa fə dā vət/ n [Medieval Latin, he/she has pledged faith, third singular perfect of affidare see affiant]: a sworn statement in writing made esp. under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer compare… …   Law dictionary

  • affidavit — [ afidavit ] n. m. • 1773; mot angl. , 3e pers. du parfait de l indic. du lat. médiév. affidare « faire foi, attester » ♦ Dr. Déclaration faite par le porteur étranger de valeurs mobilières, qui lui permet d être affranchi, dans le pays qui… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Affidavit — Af fi*da vit, n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See {Affiance}, {Affy}.] (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate. Bouvier. Burrill. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • affidavit — A statement by a person in which the person states that to the best of his or her knowledge, the facts in question are true. An affidavit is sworn before a Notary, Commissioner for Taking Oaths, lawyer or some other judicial officer who can… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • affidavit — (n.) 1590s, from M.L. affidavit, lit. he has stated on oath, third person singular perfective of affidare to trust, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + fidare to trust, from fidus faithful, from fides faith (see FAITH …   Etymology dictionary

  • affidávit — (Del lat. mediev. affidavit, pret. de affidāre, declaró bajo juramento). m. Documento legal que sirve como testimonio o declaración jurada ante un tribunal, o como garantía o aval en otros casos …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Affidāvit — (v. lat. affido, in der mittelalterlichen Rechtssprache: ich beschwöre), im engl. Recht eine schriftliche Erklärung, die vor einer autorisierten Person (einem richterlichen Beamten, »Commissioner«, Notar, Konsul) unterzeichnet und deren Inhalt… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Affidavit — Affidāvit (vom mittellat. affido, ich verpflichte meine Treue), in der engl. Rechtssprache Urkunde mit gerichtlich beeidigter Darstellung tatsächlicher Verhältnisse …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Affidavit — (mittelalterl. lat.) im engl. Rechte schriftlicher Eid, geschworen von einer Person, welche das Recht hat, einen Eid abzunehmen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • affidavit — (izg. èfidejvit) m DEFINICIJA pravn. pismena izjava data sudu pod zakletvom; afidavit ETIMOLOGIJA engl. ← srlat.: izjavio je pod prisegom …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • affidavit — deposition, testimony, *evidence …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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