affidavit
Definition
Written and signed declaration of facts made by an entity (called affiant or deponent), voluntarily and under oath, before a notary public or commissioner for oaths. Unlike a statutory declaration, an affidavit is admitted as evidence by courts in place of a witness appearing in person.
affidavit is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
affidavit appears in the definitions of the following terms:
statutory declaration,
warrant,
apostille,
sworn statement,
personal knowledge,
witness,
testimony,
affiant,
summary judgment,
deponent
and
affidavit appears in the other term: affidavit of performance
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