0 a written statement that someone makes after promising officially to tell the truth. An affidavit can be used as proof in a law court.
1 a written statement made by someone who has sworn to tell the truth, which might be used in a court of law
2 a written statement made by someone who has officially promised to tell the truth, and which might be used in a court of law:
Formerly, it was customary, on emergencies, for the Judges to swear affidavits at their dwelling-houses.
He took from the large bundle of papers a single sheet, and, assuming an air of great modesty, read the affidavit.
It is but a shabby truth that wants an author's affidavit to make it trustworthy.
Two jurors made affidavit that they never intended a conviction.
You'll have all the exciting details for an 'exclusive,' to say nothing of the batch of affidavits in the oil scandal.
The parties filed over 60 affidavits and supporting material of over 1,000 pages.
Nevertheless, these affidavits incorporate the present perfect to represent the time of the action in these narratives.
He was able to delay the trial for a year by tendering an affidavit that a crucial witness was abroad.
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