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affidavit
A statement in writing given under oath before someone who is authorized to administer an oath.
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Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms +
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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.
2. He has pledged.
A sworn statement.
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fid-, fidel-
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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.
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Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies
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