You searched for: “affidavit
affidavit
A statement in writing given under oath before someone who is authorized to administer an oath.
This entry is located in the following unit: Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms + (page 2)
Word Entries at Word Info: “affidavit
affidavit
1. A statement made in writing, confirmed by the maker’s oath, and intended to be used as judicial proof. In legal phrase, the deponent swears an affidavit, the judge takes it; but in popular usage the deponent makes or takes it.
2. He has pledged.

A sworn statement.

This entry is located in the following unit: fid-, fidel- (page 1)
Word Entries at Word Info containing the term: “affidavit
sworn affidavit
Affidavit refers to a voluntary declaration of facts written down and sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths; so, saying "sworn affidavit" is redundant because "affidavit" is already a sworn document.
This entry is located in the following unit: Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 21)