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Definition for: "Affidavit"

A written statement of facts, sworn to and signed by a deponent before a notary public or some other authority having the power to witness an oath.

n. 1) any written document in which the signer swears under oath before a notary public or someone authorized to take oaths (like a County Clerk), that the statements in the document are true. 2) in many states a declaration under penalty of perjury, which does not require the oath-taking before a notary, is the equivalent of an affidavit.

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