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affidavit

[af-i-dey-vit]

noun

Law.
  1. a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official.



affidavit

/ ˌæɪˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. law a declaration in writing made upon oath before a person authorized to administer oaths, esp for use as evidence in court

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • preaffidavit noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of affidavit1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Medieval Latin ڴī屹 “(he) has declared on oath,” 3rd-person singular perfect of ڴī “to declare an oath”; affiance
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of affidavit1

C17: from Medieval Latin, literally: he declares on oath, from ڴī岹 to trust (oneself) to; see affiance
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In an affidavit filed with the federal complaint, a supervisory special agent with Homeland Security Investigations, whose name was redacted, said news quickly spread about “ICE raids” taking place throughout L.A.

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In an affidavit, police said Mr Soliman admitted carrying out the attack and that he had been planning it for a year.

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He said he had been watching YouTube videos on how to make Molotov cocktails, according to the affidavit.

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Martinez’s son squeezed the trigger five times, shooting Rivera to death and wounding two others, the detective wrote in the affidavit.

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Just before his death, Barrientos called an FBI agent to report seeing a man with a gun, the handler wrote in an affidavit.

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