sworn statement
Oath-backed written declaration
A sworn statement is a formal declaration made under oath, carrying legal consequences if false.
The oath component—whether before a notary, court official, or other authority—distinguishes it from ordinary assertions.
Affidavits are the most common form: She submitted a sworn statement attesting to her whereabouts that night.
Also called a sworn declaration.
- oathFormal binding promise
- under oathFormally pledged to honesty
- so help me GodSolemn oath invocation
- affidavitSworn written statement
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
witness · evidence · proof · chain of custody · notarization · penalty · notarized document · vow · sanction · burden of proof · pledge · corroboration · certify · document · official record · signature · swear · allegation
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- commitmentsvow, pledge, oath, vows, promise
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- investigation termsinvestigation, evidence, witness, clue, detective
- oathsoath taking, swearing in, oath ceremony, oath of honor, oath of fealty
- paperworkinvoice, permit, documents, license, filing
sworn statementhearsay
Unverified secondhand information
rumor · gossip · idle talk · word of mouth · scuttlebutt
sworn statementfalse statement
Claim not matching reality
lie · fabrication · perjury · retraction · recantation
statement, sworn, declaration, testimony, affirmation, certification, proclamation, attestation