affidavitnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæf.əˈdeɪ.vɪt/us/ˌæf.əˈdeɪ.vɪt/a written statement that someone makes after promising officially to tell the truth. An affidavit can be used as proof in a law court.
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Examples from literature
- 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.