affiantn.

Brit.

/əˈfʌɪənt/, U.S.

/əˈfaɪənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: affy v., -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < affy v. + -ant suffix¹.

North American Law (originally U.S.).

A person who makes an affidavit; (more generally) any person who makes a deposition.

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1807 Trial Aaron Burr in Enquirer (Richmond, Va.) 30 Sept. The following deposition was taken and read: The affidavit of David Fisk,..who being first sworn before me,..saith, that some time in the month of September 1806, a certain Davis Floyd..came to this affiant.

1840 T. Curry Rep. Supreme Court Louisiana 14 204 The affiant..trusted that he would have had the transcript brought up, and timely filed.

1895 Ontario Rep. 25 113 The affiant was to be regarded not as one of the mortgagees, but as an agent.

1916 Pop. Mech. June 8/2 This affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bond, or other securities than as so stated by him.

1943 N.Y. Times 16 Jan. 14/2 Judge Still ordered the three women affiants to appear in court Monday for questioning.

1981 Manitoba Law Jrnl. 11 141 A very brief description of the affiant's experience and education in the field.

1998 Washington Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. a15 Mr. Starr unremarkably is questioning six other affiants in the Jones litigation who denied sexual affairs with Mr. Clinton to ascertain whether their sworn statements were coached or perjurious.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affiant
释义	affiantn. Brit. /əˈfʌɪənt/, U.S. /əˈfaɪənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: affy v., -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < affy v. + -ant suffix¹. North American Law (originally U.S.). A person who makes an affidavit; (more generally) any person who makes a deposition. ΚΠ 1807 Trial Aaron Burr in Enquirer (Richmond, Va.) 30 Sept. The following deposition was taken and read: The affidavit of David Fisk,..who being first sworn before me,..saith, that some time in the month of September 1806, a certain Davis Floyd..came to this affiant. 1840 T. Curry Rep. Supreme Court Louisiana 14 204 The affiant..trusted that he would have had the transcript brought up, and timely filed. 1895 Ontario Rep. 25 113 The affiant was to be regarded not as one of the mortgagees, but as an agent. 1916 Pop. Mech. June 8/2 This affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bond, or other securities than as so stated by him. 1943 N.Y. Times 16 Jan. 14/2 Judge Still ordered the three women affiants to appear in court Monday for questioning. 1981 Manitoba Law Jrnl. 11 141 A very brief description of the affiant's experience and education in the field. 1998 Washington Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. a15 Mr. Starr unremarkably is questioning six other affiants in the Jones litigation who denied sexual affairs with Mr. Clinton to ascertain whether their sworn statements were coached or perjurious. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1807
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