affidavit
Syllables: af·fi·da·vit/ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/
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affidavit noun: a signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
Noun
affidavit (plural affidavits)
- A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
- He submitted his affidavit rather than appearing to testify in court.
- Lee's case is urgent. He has to file an immediate affidavit that he is suffering from bubonic plague to avoid eviction from the house he has occupied ten years without paying the rent.1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 170
- Synonyms:
- sworn statement, deposition, oath, testimony
Verb
affidavit (third-person singular simple present affidavits, present participle affidaviting, simple past and past participle affidavited)
- To swear by such a document.
affidavit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
affidavit in Hindi
- legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement
- हलफ़नामा halafnāmā
affidavit in Tamil
- உறுதிமொழிப் பத்திரம், உறுதிமொழி ஆவணம், பிரமாணப் பத்திரம், ஆணை உறுதி ஆவணம், வாக்குமூலம், சத்தியவோலை
affidavit in Marathi
- प्रतिज्ञापत्र, शपथपत्र
affidavit in Urdu
- legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement
- حلف نامہ half nāmah
More languagesFewer languages
- affidavit in Bengali
- হলফনামা holophnama
- affidavit in Telugu
- అఫిడవిట్, అఫిడవిటింగ్
- affidavit in Malayalam
- സത്യവാങ്മൂലം satyavāṅmūlaṁ
- affidavit in Kannada
- ಒಟ್ಟಿಟ್ಟ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ
- affidavit in Punjabi
- ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ, ਸਹੁੰ ਪੱਤਰ, ਸਹੁੰ-ਪੱਤਰ
- affidavit in Gujarati
- સોગંદનામું, સોગંદનામા, એફિડેવિટ
- affidavit in Odia
- ସତ୍ଯ଼ପାଠ, ସତ୍ଯ଼ପାଠ ପତ୍ର, ସତ୍ଯ଼ପାଠପତ୍ର
- affidavit in Sinhala
- දිවුරුම් පත diwurum pata, දිවුරුම් පෙත්සම diwurum petsama
- affidavit in Nepali
- शपथपत्र, शपथ पत्र
- affidavit in Tagalog
- sinumpaang salaysay
- affidavit in Malay
- afidavit
- affidavit in Indonesian
- dokumen sah, afidavit
Examples of affidavit in a sentence
- It would be better than all the affidavits in the world.
- Connor Kilpatrick, 17, posted the photo with the caption “stolo on the lolo,” according to a probable-cause affidavit made public Tuesday.
- An affidavit may refer to and identify documents and other things which are part of the evidence-in-chief of a witness.
Synonyms of affidavit
- sworn statement
- deposition
- oath
- testimony
Forms of affidavit
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | affidavits |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | affidavits |
| present participle | affidaviting |
| past participle | affidavited |
| past | affidavited |
Origin of affidavit
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).
Words formed from affidavit
- affidavit man
- evidentiary abuse affidavit
Phrases with affidavit
Words that rhyme with affidavit
Questions about affidavit
- What does affidavit mean?
- Affidavit means a signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
- What is affidavit in Hindi?
- Affidavit in Hindi is हलफ़नामा (halafnāmā). See Affidavit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is affidavit?
- Affidavit can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce affidavit?
- Affidavit is pronounced /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/.
- What is the plural of affidavit?
- The plural of affidavit is affidavits.
Words near affidavit in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: affidavit (page history and authors); affidavit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); affidavit (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); হলফনামা (Bengali) (page history and authors); affidavit (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); affidavit (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); affidavit (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); affidavit (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); affidavit (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); affidavit (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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