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af·fi·ant /ə-'fī-ənt/ n [Middle French, from present participle of affier to pledge faith, swear, from Medieval Latin affidare, ultimately from Latin ad to + fidere to trust]: a person who swears to an affidavit compare deponent, witness
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.Someone who makes and swears to an affidavit.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Someone who signs an affidavit and swears to its truth before a notary public or another person authorized to take oaths, such as a county clerk. Compare: declarantCategory: Accidents & InjuriesCategory: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & DebtCategory: Business, LLCs & CorporationsCategory: Divorce & Family LawCategory: Employment Law & HRCategory: Patent, Copyright & TrademarkCategory: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. One who makes and subscribes to an affidavit.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The person who makes and subscribes an affidavit.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.