affidavit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ævɪt/ (Philippines, nonstandard)
- /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/
- audio
Etymology
From Medieval Latin affidavit (“he has sworn”), the third person singular perfect tense of affido (“swear”), from fīdō, ultimately from 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).
Meanings
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A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
He submitted his affidavit rather than appearing to testify in court.
“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.
2024 September 24, Adria R Walker, “Haitian immigrant group calls for arrest warrants for Trump and Vance in Ohio”, in The Guardian: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.
1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 170:All lifters were certified by affidavit and polygraph to be steroid free.
1984 December 8, “Pressing Records”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 21, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| affidavits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
evidentiary abuse affidavit · affidavit man
Synonyms
testimony · oath · sworn statement · deposition
Translations (46)
es afidávit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ml സത്യവാങ്മൂലം (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · kk аффидевит (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · pt affidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · hu eskü alatt tett írásbeli nyilatkozat (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · fr attestation sur l'honneur (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ru аффиде́вит (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · eo afidavito (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · fr affidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ru пи́сьменное показа́ние под прися́гой (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · he תצהיר (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · gl afirmamento (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · de Versicherung an Eides statt (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · id dokumen sah (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ru аффидави́т (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · de eidesstattliche Versicherung (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ro afidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · da skriftligt udsagn (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · es affidávit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ur حلف نامہ (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · is eiðsvarin yfirlýsing (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · cs čestné prohlášení (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · es declaración jurada (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · es affidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ja 供述書 (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · nl affidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · fi valaehtoinen kirjallinen todistus (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · id afidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · hu eskünyilatkozat (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · de eidesstattliche Erklärung (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ja 宣誓供述書 (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ko 선서진술서 (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · nl beëdigde verklaring (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · cmn 宣誓書 /宣誓书 (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · si දිවුරුම් පත (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · si දිවුරුම් පෙත්සම (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · da erklæring (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · is eiðfest yfirlýsing (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · el ένορκη γραπτή κατάθεση (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ca afidàvit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · ms afidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · gl despoemento (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · tl sinumpaang salaysay (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · pl affidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · hi हलफ़नामा (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement) · is skrifleg yfirlýsing (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement)