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affiant

Syllables: af·fi·ant/əˈfaɪənt/

affiant noun: an individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent.

Noun

affiant (plural affiants)

  1. (Canada, US) An individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent.
    • This affiant looked at the wound after Mr. M‘Credie was dead, and from its appearance, which was very large, was of opinion that it was occasioned by a ball and two or three buck short. And farther this affiant saith not.1807 February 6, Lawson Flack, affiant, “Report of the committee appointed to examine into the cause of Mr. M‘Credie’s death”, in Virginia Argus, number 1350, Richmond, Va.: […] Samuel Pleasants...
    • I am bringing this information forward now because if we were involved unknowingly in something that was wrong, I want it to be righted. Further affiant sayeth naught.1986 October 1 (date when affidavit sworn), Joseph McDonnell, “Impeachment of Judge Harry E[ugene] Claiborne”, in Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 99th Congress, Second Session...

affiant meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

affiant in Tamil

வாக்குமூலம் வழங்குபவர், உறுதிப்பத்திரம் கொடுத்தவர்

affiant in Urdu

بات ماننے والا, قبول کرنے والا

affiant in Bengali

সেই ব্যক্তি

Forms of affiant

pluralaffiants

Origin of affiant

From affy (“(obsolete) to have faith in, trust; to formally affirm or promise; etc.”) + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs).

Words that rhyme with affiant

Questions about affiant

What does affiant mean?
Affiant means an individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent.
What is affiant in Tamil?
Affiant in Tamil is வாக்குமூலம் வழங்குபவர், உறுதிப்பத்திரம் கொடுத்தவர். See Affiant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is affiant?
Affiant is a noun.
How do you pronounce affiant?
Affiant is pronounced /əˈfaɪənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of affiant?
The plural of affiant is affiants.

Words near affiant in the dictionary

  1. affianced
  2. affiancer
  3. affiancers
  4. affiances
  5. affiancing
  6. affiant
  7. affiants
  8. affiaunce
  9. affibodies
  10. affibody
  11. affiche

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Adapted from Wiktionary: affiant (page history and authors); affiant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); affiant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); affiant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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