affidavit
pronunciation
How to pronounce affidavit in British English:
UK [ˌæfəˈdeɪvɪt]
How to pronounce affidavit in American English:
US [ˌæfɪˈdevɪt]
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- Noun:
- written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
Word Origin
- affidavit (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Since february , it has required importers to swear an affidavit with the tax agency before ordering goods .
- 2. And the affidavit shall have exhibited to it a copy of the statutory demand .
- 3. By december , mohamud was allegedly discussing joining the man , as the affidavit says , " to prepare for violent jihad . "
- 4. Four of us knew about that affidavit outside of whit .
- 5. News organisations yesterday began identifying prospective senate candidates and members of the presidential team who had had conversations with the governor , and who are identified in the affidavit only by initials .