Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who makes an affidavit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, one who makes an affidavit. [United States.]
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law), United States One who makes an affidavit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who makes an affidavit
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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R.L. 113, § 54. fjoiints of such corporation shall be competent evidence in all cases, equally with the originals thereof, if there is annexed to such copies an affidavit taken before a clerk of a court of record or notary public, under the seal of such court or notary public, stating that the affiant is the officer having charge of the original records, books and accounts, and that the copy is true and correct and is full, so far as it relates to the subject-matter therein men - tioned.
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Copies from the records, books and ac - copies from counts of every such corporation shall be competent evi - as evidence. '' dence in all cases, equally with the originals thereof, if there is annexed to such copies an aflSdavit taken before a clerk of a court of record, or notary public, under the seal of such court or notary public, setting forth that the affiant is the officer having charge of the original records, books and accounts, and that such copy is true and correct and is full so far as it relates to the subject-matter therein re - ferred to.
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Your affiant states that Congresswoman Giffords' staff at the event included Gabriel Zimmerman, Rob Barber, and Pamela Simon, who are employees of the United States, all of whom attended to assist Congresswoman Giffords in her official duties.
Did Obama Speech Undercut Federal Case Against Loughner? (No.) Jason Linkins 2011
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Your affiant reviewed a digital surveillance video depicting the events at the Safeway; in the video, Judge Roll is seen speaking for several minutes with Mr. Barber.
Did Obama Speech Undercut Federal Case Against Loughner? (No.) Jason Linkins 2011
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I filed many summary judgment motions on behalf of my FDIC and bank clients, and in not one instance did the affiant have knowledge of any of the details of the loan or of the balances due.
Thomas A. Cox: Blame Dishonest Banks, Not Ethical Lawyers Exposing Foreclosure Frauds Thomas A. Cox 2010
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I filed many summary judgment motions on behalf of my FDIC and bank clients, and in not one instance did the affiant have knowledge of any of the details of the loan or of the balances due.
Thomas A. Cox: Blame Dishonest Banks, Not Ethical Lawyers Exposing Foreclosure Frauds Thomas A. Cox 2010
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These kinds of undemanding romances, which George Eliot once called "spiritual gin," serve their purpose — to entertain and soothe — and I imagine they're even tastier after a day of reading sentences like, "Further affiant sayeth naught."
Domestic Fiction By Cynthia Crossen 2010
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I filed many summary judgment motions on behalf of my FDIC and bank clients, and in not one instance did the affiant have knowledge of any of the details of the loan or of the balances due.
Thomas A. Cox: Blame Dishonest Banks, Not Ethical Lawyers Exposing Foreclosure Frauds Thomas A. Cox 2010
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These kinds of undemanding romances, which George Eliot once called "spiritual gin," serve their purpose — to entertain and soothe — and I imagine they're even tastier after a day of reading sentences like, "Further affiant sayeth naught."
Domestic Fiction By Cynthia Crossen 2010
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I filed many summary judgment motions on behalf of my FDIC and bank clients, and in not one instance did the affiant have knowledge of any of the details of the loan or of the balances due.
Thomas A. Cox: Blame Dishonest Banks, Not Ethical Lawyers Exposing Foreclosure Frauds Thomas A. Cox 2010
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