affidavit

sworn statement

Legally binding written testimony

• declarationFormal public announcement
• written statementRecorded account in words
• legal documentFormally binding written record

notarized document · certificate · testimony · record · filing · exhibit · form · paperwork · instrument · attestation

oath

Formal binding promise

• declarationFormal public announcement
• attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
• vowSolemn personal commitment

pledge · swear · truthfulness · under oath · solemn · witness · notary · signature · verification · certification

notarized

Officially certified authentic

• subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
• litigationLegal dispute process
• jurisdictionLegal authority's scope

pleading · court filing · attestation · witness · defendant · plaintiff · prosecution · defense · counsel · perjury

proof

Demonstration of truth

• corroborationEvidence confirming another account
• verificationProving something accurate
• substantiationProof of truth

confirmation · exhibit · authentication · witness statement · testimony · documentation · submission · admissible · material evidence · factual basis

• Latin Legal Termsbona fide, caveat emptor, de facto, de jure, in absentia
• Legal Latinab initio, bona fide, caveat emptor, certiorari, de facto
• Court Procedureadjournment, civil procedure, trial procedure, trial process, criminal procedure
• court proceedingstrial, arraignment, verdict, hearing, testimony
• court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
• legal processcourt summons, legal summons, service of process, summons, writ