AFFIDAVIT
Dictionary entry overview: What does affidavit mean? • AFFIDAVIT (noun)
The noun AFFIDAVIT has 1 sense:
1. written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
Familiarity information: AFFIDAVIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AFFIDAVIT (noun)
Meaning:
Written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("affidavit" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
testimony (a solemn statement made under oath)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "affidavit"):
verification ((law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement)
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