affidavit

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin affidavit (“he has sworn”), the third person singular perfect tense of affido (“swear”), from fīdō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate to fidelity and faith (same Latin root), but not to affirm (shared Latin ad- prefix, but different Latin and Proto-Indo-European roots). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/, (Philippines, nonstandard) /-ævɪt/ Hyphenation: af‧fi‧da‧vit Rhymes: -eɪvɪt, (Philippines) -ævɪt === Noun === affidavit (plural affidavits) (law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement. Synonyms: sworn statement, deposition, oath, testimony ==== Usage notes ==== An affidavit differs from a deposition in that it is usually a written statement made voluntarily and outside of court, whereas a deposition involves oral testimony given under oath during legal proceedings. Testimony includes statements of fact that may or may not be made under oath. ==== Derived terms ==== affidavit man evidentiary abuse affidavit ==== Translations ==== === Verb === affidavit (third-person singular simple present affidavits, present participle affidaviting, simple past and past participle affidavited) (law) To swear by such a document. === Further reading === affidavit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fi.da.vit/ === Noun === affidavit m (plural affidavits) affidavit === Further reading === “affidavit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [af.fiːˈdaː.wɪt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [af.fiˈdaː.vit] === Verb === affīdāvit third-person singular perfect active indicative of affīdō (“to swear”) == Portuguese == === Noun === affidavit m (plural affidavits) (law) affidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement)