Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A written declaration upon oath; a statement of facts in writing signed by the affiant, and sworn to or confirmed by a declaration before a notary public, a magistrate, or other authorized officer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law A signed
document wherein anaffiant makes asworn statement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Its only fair~ especially if you involved people and hurt / killed them If an affidavit is signed by one person, and consequences are put in place because of that affidavit~?
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And of course then the guy will get up claim the affidavit is all lies, and so then the soldier will have to be called up, collaborative evidence obtained.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Defamation by Government Still Political Question 2010
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This affidavit is the promissory note for the tribes of the Afghan and Hazara of this above specified vicinity.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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I think a simple affidavit is sufficient (rebuttable) proof in those cases.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Defamation by Government Still Political Question 2010
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I think a simple affidavit is sufficient (rebuttable) proof in thosecases.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Defamation by Government Still Political Question 2010
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The person signing the affidavit is swearing under oath that they have reviewed the case, and that everything is accurate.
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The person signing the affidavit is swearing under oath that they have reviewed the case, and that everything is accurate.
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According to an affidavit from the Aug. 5 incident, Ms. Olson got into an argument with Mr. Nalls and demanded that he return her credit card.
James Edward Nalls 2010
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"They've conceded that the affidavit is flawed," Tepper said.
Judges revisiting foreclosure cases may aid homeowners but clog market Ariana Eunjung Cha 2010
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The person signing the affidavit is swearing under oath that they have reviewed the case, and that everything is accurate.
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