Hypertext Webster Gateway: "affidavit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Affidavit \Af`fi*da"vit\, n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath,
perfect tense of affidare. See {Affiance}, {Affy}.] (Law)
A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing,
signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.
--Bouvier. --Burrill.
Note: It is always made ex parte, and without
cross-examination, and in this differs from a
deposition. It is also applied to written statements
made on affirmation.
Syn: Deposition. See {Deposition}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
affidavit
n : written declaration made under oath; a written statement
sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to
administer an oath [syn: {attestation}]
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