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affidavit
- /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/
- /-ævɪt/ Philippines, nonstandard
Rhymes with -eɪvɪt, (Philippines) -ævɪt
Where it comes from
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).
noun affidavits
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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.
Similar: sworn statement, deposition, oath, testimony
verb affidavits · affidaviting · affidavited
- To swear by such a document.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: attestation, deposition, testimony, oath, certification, certificate, declaration, evidence, statement, return, misrepresentation, martyrdom, notarized, statutory declaration, sworn declaration, sworn statement
Translations
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noun legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement
| Español | declaración jurada, affidávit, afidávit, affidavit |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선서진술서 seonseojinsulseo |
| 日本語 | 宣誓供述書 sensei kyōjutsusho, 供述書 kyōjutsusho |
| 中文 | 宣誓書 /宣誓书 xuānshìshū |
| हिन्दी | हलफ़नामा halafnāmā |
| Português | affidavit |
| Français | affidavit, attestation sur l'honneur |
| Deutsch | eidesstattliche Versicherung, eidesstattliche Erklärung, Versicherung an Eides statt |
| Ελληνικά | ένορκη γραπτή κατάθεση énorki graptí katáthesi |
| Română | afidavit |
| Русский | аффиде́вит affidɛ́vit, аффидави́т affidavít, пи́сьменное показа́ние под прися́гой písʹmennoje pokazánije pod prisjágoj |
| עברית | תצהיר tatshir |
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@misc{affidavit_2026,
title = {affidavit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/affidavit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
