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noun 
  1. (legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
He submitted his rather than appearing to testify in court.
Translations: 
  • German: Eidesstattliche Versicherung
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: Declaración Jurada
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: Medieval (term, affidavit), the third person singular perfect tense of (term, affidare, , to swear)


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