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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Affidavit

/ăfˌ-əd-āv'-ət/ · Af·fi·da·vit · IPA /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/
01 n. A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.
  1. 1.
    A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.(Law)
Syn. Deposition. See Deposition.