affidavit
See also: affidávit
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- IPA(key): /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/, (Philippines, nonstandard) /-ævɪt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eɪvɪt, (Philippines) -ævɪt
Noun edit
affidavit (plural affidavits)
- (law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
- He submitted his affidavit rather than appearing to testify in court.
- 1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 170:
- Lee's case is urgent. He has to file an immediate affidavit that he is suffering from bubonic plague to avoid eviction from the house he has occupied ten years without paying the rent.
- 1984 December 8, “Pressing Records”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 21, page 2:
- All lifters were certified by affidavit and polygraph to be steroid free.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement
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Further reading edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
affidavit m (plural affidavits)
Further reading edit
- “affidavit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /af.fiːˈdaː.u̯it/, [äfːiːˈd̪äːu̯ɪt̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /af.fiˈda.vit/, [äfːiˈd̪äːvit̪]
Verb edit
affīdāvit
- third-person singular perfect active indicative of affīdō (“to swear”)
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
affidavit m (plural affidavits)