affidavit

Meaning

Noun

A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

Verb

To swear by such a document.

Synonyms

deposition

testimony

sworn statement

written confession

evidence

statement

written acknowledgment

declaration

invitation

affidavit statement

confession

Translations

affidavit

attestation

eidesstattliche Erklärung

declaración jurada

Affidavit

eidesstattliche Versicherung

afidàvit

affidavit

déclaration sous serment

affidavit

Aussage

ένορκη βεβαίωση

schriftliche Aussage

ένορκη γραπτή κατάθεση

Eidesstattliche Versicherung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/

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).