Affidavit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Affidavit	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
affidavit n written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affidavit \Af`fida"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}.