affidavits
Legal written oaths
Affidavits is the plural of affidavit, a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, used as evidence in legal proceedings.
The person making the statement—the affiant—swears before a notary or authorized official that its contents are true.
Affidavits support motions, establish facts, or accompany applications: The court accepted affidavits from three witnesses.
Bound by formal promise
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- declarationsExplicit formal statements
- notarizedOfficially certified authentic
depositions · court · evidence · witness · oath · perjury · attestation · verification
Document authentication official
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- witnessingSeeing something occur
- executionCompleting a planned task
acknowledgment · commissioner · authentication · stamping · signing · dating · filing · submission
Verifiable pieces of truth
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
- recitalsFormal solo performances
- paragraphsDistinct units of prose
- exhibitsDisplays for viewing
attachments · allegations · representations · deponent · undersigned · knowledge · belief · information
sworn
Bound by formal promise
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- declarationsExplicit formal statements
notarized · depositions · court · evidence · witness · oath · perjury · attestation · verification · filings
notary
Document authentication official
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- witnessingSeeing something occur
execution · acknowledgment · commissioner · authentication · stamping · signing · dating · filing · submission · recording
facts
Verifiable pieces of truth
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
- recitalsFormal solo performances
- paragraphsDistinct units of prose
exhibits · attachments · allegations · representations · deponent · undersigned · knowledge · belief · information · matters
supporting
Bearing or sustaining
identity · residence · paternity · character · employment · domicile · consent · survivorship · merit · indigency
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- declarationsdeclaration, declarations, proclamation, proclamations, announcement
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- historical recordsdiary, census record, annual reviews, letter, government records
- investigationinvestigation, detective, evidence, clue, case
- sworn affidavitLegally binding written testimony
- false affidavitDishonest sworn legal document