affidavit

nounverbattested in dialogue

//ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt//
//-ævɪt//

A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

noun

1
A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
He submitted his affidavit rather than appearing to testify in court.
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.
All lifters were certified by affidavit and polygraph to be steroid free.
“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.

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).

verb

1
To swear by such a document.

Forms

plural: affidavits
past tense: affidavited
past participle: affidavited
present participle: affidaviting
third person singular: affidavits

affecting · Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.affection · The act of affecting or acting upon.affectionate · Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.

affidavit · A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

affirmative · pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming afford · To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act…affordable · Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

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