Question

what is an affidavit ?

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Answer 1

An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law.

Answer 2

used frequently and for many different reasons, but—unlike a contract or agreement—many people don’t have a good handle on the definition of an affidavit. Chances are, you’ve likely already signed an affidavit at some point in your life. 

In our Plain Language Legal Dictionary, we define affidavit as “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.” In other words, when you sign an affidavit, you’re simply attesting, under law, that you swear a statement written in the affidavit is true.

A good way to think of an affidavit is as a sort of written court testimony. Where, in a court of law, you’d have to place your hand on a Bible and swear that you’re telling the truth and nothing but the truth, on an affidavit, you simply do this in writing. You’re under oath, but you’re on paper.

Many government forms—like voter registrations