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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAffiant
/əˈfaɪ.ənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who swears to the truth of a statement contained in an affidavit.
"The affiant signed the document in the presence of a licensed notary public."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin verb 'affidare', meaning 'to pledge' or 'to state with an oath' (from ad- 'to' + fidere 'to trust'). Entering Anglo-Norman legal terminology, the suffix '-ant' was added to denote the person performing the action of swearing an oath.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Affiant" is said worldwide
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déclarant
Transliteration: deh-klah-rahn
"Le déclarant a signé l'attestation sous serment."
Eidesstattlicher Erklärender
Transliteration: AY-des-shtat-li-kher er-klai-ren-der
"Der Eidesstattliche Erklärende bestätigte die Richtigkeit der Angaben."
dichiarante
Transliteration: dee-kya-rahn-te
"Il dichiarante ha firmato la dichiarazione giurata."
deponente
Transliteration: deh-poh-nehn-teh
"El deponente firmó la declaración jurada ante el notario."
poente
Transliteration: poh-yen-teh
"O poente assinou a declaração juramentada."
शपथकर्ता
Transliteration: shapathkarta
"शपथकर्ता ने शपथ पत्र पर हस्ताक्षर किए।"
宣誓人
Transliteration: xuān shì rén
"宣誓人在公证人面前签署了文件。"
선서진술자
Transliteration: seon-seo-jin-sul-ja
"선서진술자는 공증인 앞에서 진술서에 서명했습니다."
宣誓供述者
Transliteration: sensei kyōjutsu-sha
"宣誓供述者は公証人の前で書類に署名した。"
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