A voluntary statement or declaration of facts which has been written down or confirmed under oath Affidavits can be administered by judges and notary publics; by anyone allowed under oath to do so
An affidavit is a written statement which you swear is true and which may be used as evidence in a court of law. a written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law (from affidare, from ad- + fidare ). Written statement made voluntarily, confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, and signed before an officer empowered to administer such oaths. It usually names the place of execution and certifies that the person making it states certain facts and appeared before the officer on a certain date and "subscribed and swore" to the statement
A written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made voluntarily, and confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, taken before an officer having authority to administer such oath
A written statement made upon oath or affirmation and signed in the presence of a person who is authorised to administer oaths (normally a solicitor) Authority: Civil Procedure Rules - Practice Direction 32
A statement by a person in which the person states that to the best of his or her knowledge, the facts in question are true An affidavit is sworn before a Notary, Commissioner for Taking Oaths, lawyer or some other judicial officer who can administer oaths
A sworn statement setting out facts which the affiant states are true Sworn before a Commissioner for swearing Oaths, Notary Public or other public official
A sworn statement written down and made under oath before a notary public or other official authorized by law to administer an oath The term literally means "has pledged one's faith " Athe affiant (person making the oath, sometimes called the deponent") must swear before the notary that the facts contained in the affidavit are true and correct
A written or printed declaration or statement of fact, made voluntarily and confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, and taken before an officer having authority to administer such oath (LE)
A statement which before being signed, the person signing takes an oath that the contents are, to the best of their knowledge, true It is also signed by a notary or some other judicial officer that can administer oaths, to the effect that the person signing the affidavit was under oath when doing so These documents carry great weight in Courts to the extent that judges frequently accept an affidavit instead of the testimony of the witness