affidavit

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af·fi·da·vit /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/ noun [countable] law  SCLa written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law 〔经过宣誓的〕书面证词，誓证

Examples from the Corpus

affidavit• If you lose the certificates, you can sign an affidavit and still retrieve the will.• She comes up with the figure of 500, signs an affidavit and has a witness sign.• Certain exparte applications are required to be made by affidavit, in which case the affidavit itself suffices as the application.• A federal affidavit links Warren with schemes to purchase 500,000 rounds of ammunition.• In affidavits, Dubuque employers predicted they could use financial incentives to prod workers to use out-of-town hospitals.• Form and content of affidavits Rule 10 of the Amendment Rules 1991 provides for affidavits to bear corner-markings.• A party entitled to enforce the judgment or order may apply on affidavit to issue the necessary process.• Counsel further contended that on the affidavit evidence the debtor has an arguable claim that the solicitors were negligent in two respects.Origin affidavit (1500-1600) Medieval Latin “he or she has made a formal promise”, from affidare, from Latin ad- “to” + Vulgar Latin fidare “to trust”

af·fi·da·vit nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus that statement for written is use a you true, swear

affidavit
af‧fi‧da‧vit /ˌæfəˈdeɪvət, ˌæfɪˈdeɪvət/ noun [countable] lawa written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ statement something that someone says or writes publicly in order to tell people what they intend to do, what their opinion is etc: The President will make a statement to the press this afternoon.
   ▪ announcement a public or official statement telling people what has happened or what will happen: The announcement was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning. | The company made an announcement yesterday that Rogers has resigned as managing director.
   ▪ declaration an important official statement, especially about what a government or organization intends to do: On the 19th of July a declaration of war was delivered in Berlin. | Independence Hall is where the delegates met to sign the Declaration of Independence and write the Constitution.
   ▪ press release an official statement giving information to the newspapers, radio, or television: The singer issued a press release saying that she was too ill to continue with the tour.
   ▪ testimony a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one a witness makes in a court of law: The testimony of the two arresting officers was an important part of the prosecution case. | The jury based their decision almost entirely on the testimony of one witness.
   ▪ affidavit law a written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law: A prison doctor who treated the accused sent an affidavit about his mental state.

af·fi·da·vitBrE /ˌæfəˈdeɪvɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæfəˈdeɪvɪt/ 🔊 noun (law 法律) a written statement that you swear is true, and that can be used as evidence in court 宣誓书；宣誓陈述书