affiant

Meanings

• noun

  A person who makes and swears an affidavit.

  - "The affiant stated under oath that he had witnessed the event."
  - "In the courtroom, the affiant took the stand to testify."

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Variants

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affiant , affiants

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Etymology

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From Old French avowir, avouer, avoué ‘confess, acknowledge, swear’, from avouer ‘acknowledge’.

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Trivia

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1. Affidavits have been used for centuries as a means of providing evidence in legal proceedings.

2. Affidavits are often used in place of sworn testimony in written proceedings.

3. Affidavits can be used in various types of legal proceedings, including civil and criminal cases.

4. Affidavits must be signed and sworn to before a notary public or other authorized official.

5. Affidavits can be used to verify the authenticity of documents or to establish facts in a legal proceeding.

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1. Affidavit: A written statement of facts, made voluntarily before an authorized person, and sworn or affirmed to be true. It is used in legal proceedings as evidence.

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The term affiant is primarily used in legal contexts, specifically when referring to the person who makes and swears an affidavit. Affidavits are written statements of fact, which are signed and sworn to before a notary public or other authorized official.

How to Memorize "affiant"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person standing in a courtroom, taking an oath before a judge to tell the truth.
   - Visualize the act of signing and swearing an affidavit.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term affiant with the concept of truth and honesty.
   - Think of affiant as someone who is testifying in a court of law.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in the phrase: Acknowledged, Facts, Filed, In, Truthfully.

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