affidavit man
affidavit man noun: a man who (in the 1700s or 1800s) loitered around courts, offering to bear false witness.
Noun
affidavit man (plural affidavit men)
- A man who (in the 1700s or 1800s) loitered around courts, offering to bear false witness.
- We know how easy it is for Ministers to find Affidavit Men, and no Court in England could give the Gentleman any Redress, because the Search was every Night made according to the express Directions of an Act of Parliament. […] no Man could say, the Affidavit Man had taken a false Oath, when he...1742 January, “Proceedings of the Political Club &c”, in The London Magazine, page 222
Forms of affidavit man
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Questions about affidavit man
- What does affidavit man mean?
- Affidavit man means a man who (in the 1700s or 1800s) loitered around courts, offering to bear false witness.
- What part of speech is affidavit man?
- Affidavit man is a noun.
- What is the plural of affidavit man?
- The plural of affidavit man is affidavit men.
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