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affidavit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Note: It is always made ex parte, and without cross-examination, and in this differs from a deposition. It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation.
Syn: Deposition. See Deposition.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, from Medieval Latin affidavit, literally "he has stated on oath," third person singular perfective of affidare "to trust," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + fidare "to trust," from fidus "faithful," from the same root as fides "faith" (see faith). So called from being the first word of sworn statements.
Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
WordNet
n. written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
Wikipedia
An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law. Such statement is witnessed as to the authenticity of the affiant's signature by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public or commissioner of oaths. The name is Medieval Latin for he/she has declared upon oath. An affidavit is a type of verified statement or showing, or in other words, it contains a verification, meaning it is under oath or penalty of perjury, and this serves as evidence to its veracity and is required for court proceedings. It is done with the help of court, with a stamp paper. Affidavits may be written in the first or third person, depending on who drafted the document. If in the first person, the document's component parts are typically as follows:
- A commencement which identifies the "affiant of truth", generally stating that everything is true, under penalty of perjury, fine, or imprisonment
- An attestation clause, usually a jurat, at the end certifying the affiant made oath and the date
- Signatures of the author and witness
If an affidavit is notarized or authenticated, it will also include a caption with a venue and title in reference to judicial proceedings. In some cases, an introductory clause, called a preamble, is added attesting that the affiant personally appeared before the authenticating authority.
Usage examples of "affidavit".
Otto von Meissner, chief of the Presidential Chancellery, and Goering, who had accompanied Hitler, were the only witnesses to the conversation, and though Meissner is not a completely dependable source, his affidavit at Nuremberg is the only firsthand testimony in existence of what followed.
In his Nuremberg affidavit, Seyss declared that he refused to send such a wire since there were no disorders.
He recalled in his affidavit some of these reports of conditions in eight camps inhabited by Russian and Polish workers : overcrowding that bred disease, lack of enough food to keep a man alive, lack of water, lack of toilets.
The objective was disclosed in an affidavit by Otto Ohlendorf, one of the S.
Amen and in his affidavit, Ohlendorf described how a typical killing took place.
It was a sworn affidavit by Hermann Graebe, the manager and engineer of a branch office in the Ukraine of a German construction firm.
He was disembarked at Reykjavik, Iceland, under pledge of the strictest secrecy, later taken to a POW camp in Canada, and after the war signed an affidavit giving the facts.
Moreover, the Warburgs had ample opportunity to release such an affidavit with wide publicity without utilizing neo-Nazi channels.
James Warburg affidavit is not aimed at the original boo but rather at an anti-Semitic book circulated over a decade later.
As I state in my affidavit, he became very agitated, grabbed me by the throat, threw me to the ground, kicked me several times.
I did not give any thought to it or keep it in mind because of my having, a few months later, that affidavit of the said Cardinal Bellarmino of the 26th of May which I have presented, in which is told the order to me not to hold or defend the said opinion.
I have not kept in my memory, I think because they are not set forth in the said affidavit on which I relied, and which I have kept as a reminder.
Cardinal Bellarmino for the affidavit that he attached herewith as evidence.
Madagascar is the affidavit of Israel Phippany and Peter Freeland, at Portsmouth, March 31, 1705, and these mariners may have perjured themselves to save the lives of English seamen condemned by the Scots.
Scot, I have reason for believing in the English affidavit at Portsmouth.