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Meaning of "affiant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AFFIANT

Old French, from affier to trust to, from Medieval Latin affīdāre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFIANT

affiant  [əˈfaɪənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFIANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affiant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFFIANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

affiant

Affidavit

An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law. Such statement is witnessed as to the authenticity of the affiant's signature by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public or commissioner of oaths. The name is Medieval Latin for he/she has declared upon oath. An affidavit is a type of verified statement or showing, or in other words, it contains a verification, meaning it is under oath or penalty of perjury, and this serves as evidence to its veracity and is required for court proceedings. ▪ To obtain a declaration on a legal document, such as an application for voter registration, that the information provided by the applicant is truthful to the best of the applicant's knowledge. If, after signing such a declaration, the information is found to be deliberately untrue with the intent to deceive, the applicant may face perjury charges. Affidavits may be written in the first or third person, depending on who drafted the document.

Definition of affiant in the English dictionary

The definition of affiant in the dictionary is a person who makes an affidavit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFIANT


Bryant
ˈbraɪənt
client
ˈklaɪənt
compliant
kəmˈplaɪənt
defiant
dɪˈfaɪənt
eobiont
ˌiːəʊˈbaɪənt
giant
ˈdʒaɪənt
hiant
ˈhaɪənt
incompliant
ˌɪnkəmˈplaɪənt
multiclient
ˌmʌltɪˈklaɪənt
naiant
ˈnaɪənt
olefiant
ˌəʊlɪˈfaɪənt
pliant
ˈplaɪənt
reliant
rɪˈlaɪənt
riant
ˈraɪənt
scient
ˈsaɪənt
self-reliant
ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪənt
sient
ˈsaɪənt
supergiant
ˈsuːpəˌdʒaɪənt
uncompliant
ˌʌnkəmˈplaɪənt
unpliant
ʌnˈplaɪənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFIANT

affiance
affiche
afficionado
affidavit
affiliable
affiliate
affiliated
affiliation
affiliation order
affiliation proceedings
affinal
affine
affined
affinities
affinitive
affinity
affinity card
affirm
affirmable
affirmance

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFIANT

allegiant
brilliant
covariant
criant
defoliant
deviant
exfoliant
gas giant
humiliant
invariant
irradiant
luxuriant
mediant
officiant
radiant
red giant
sharia-compliant
sleeping giant
valiant
variant

Synonyms and antonyms of affiant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «affiant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFIANT

Find out the translation of affiant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affiant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affiant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

七,切结
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

declarante
570 millions of speakers

English

affiant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शपथपत्रिक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

affiant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лицо, дающее аффидевит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

declarante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

affiant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déposant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersekutu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

affiant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

宣誓供述人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

affiant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Affiant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khai có tuyên thệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

affiant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनम्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sunmalıdır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affiant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osoby składającej oświadczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

особа, що дає аффідевіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

affiant
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

affiant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

affiant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affiant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

affiant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affiant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFIANT»

The term «affiant» is regularly used and occupies the 66.739 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFIANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affiant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affiant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affiant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFIANT»

Discover the use of affiant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affiant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Total Eclipse Of Freedom
That the Affiant is of Lawful age to make this Affidavit. 2. That the Affiant is competent to make this Affidavit. 3. That the Affiant has personal knowledge of the facts as stated herein. 4. That the Affiant is not under the Lawful guardianship or ...
Burnice Russ
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The David French Patent and the Vancouver Error: Study in ...
Affiant further states that the plaintiffs as he is informed reside in the state of Ohio and that the April term 1876 of this honorable court plaintiffs applied for and procured a continuance of said cases the defendants consenting thereto. Affiant says ...
James R. Hardin, 2011
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Doublehead Last Chickamauga Cherokee Chief
relation to the property was true from the fact that of the Negroes brought by Clark there were several affiant had himself known to have been in his father's family many years Jarrit, Austin, Magin, Andrew and Pheby and Peter Dempsy and ...
Rickey Butch Walker, 2012
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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
100C-328. The affiant Christofferson, was in Olympla, Washington, on the 8th day of May, 1958, and contacted the affiant Semple by telephone at 8 : 00 A. M. of that day, and authorized him to send a telegram reducing one of the bids by 20%.
United States. General Accounting Office, 1958
5
The Revolution Remembered: Eyewitness Accounts of the War ...
himself with other than a very thin case knife ground sharp at the point, affiant having sometime before lost his butcher knife. The dog first seized affiant by the fleshy part of the thigh, in front and near his crotch. Affiant struck at him with his knife ...
John C. Dann, 1999
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Supreme Court Rules
ever, denying to him any right to dispose of the same and refusing himiself to dispose of it, or any portion of it, this affiant did not deem it 'incumbent upon him to leave so large an amount of money idle, nor did he feel himself bound in any wise ...
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American State Papers
This affiant also directed the said Henderson to throw up breastworks or fortifications at the place aforesaid; and the said Henderson accordingly erected three defences, which afterwards proved of essential service in the attack made by the ...
Walter Lowrie, 1834
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Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State ...
That on or about July 10, 1910, said Royal C. Johnson, as state's attorney aforesaid, caused a subpoena to be served on affiant in an action entitled state of South Dakota v. John Doe, by which affiant was required to attend before W. B. ...
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How To Stop Foreclosure: By Sheriff Candidate
An affiant fails to satisfy this competency requirement where affiant merely states, without more, that affiant has 'personal knowledge.' Id.” (Author Unknown). Case Law: Florida—Continued from above: “see also Montejo Invests. N.V. v.
Christian Meister
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Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State ...
to affiant carbon copies attached to this affidavit; that the carbon copies so delivered by said state's attorney to affiant did not contain any signatures or indorsements of names of witnesses; that the said carbon copies so delivered by said T. H. ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFIANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term affiant is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Amendments to USPTO Post-Grant Regulations
Consequently, if an affidavit is submitted from a district court proceeding, a motion must be filed to depose that affiant. Objections to Evidence. «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
2
Man rebuked for claiming to be 'fictional entity' in court
It said France appeared to be drawing a distinction between himself and the affiant (affidavit-maker) who was referred to as "Malcolm Daniel ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
3
Public Notice
That the Affiant is the assignee and/or the legal representative of the owner of one-half (1/2) shares of Missouri Park Ditch Company (the ... «Mountain Mail Newspaper, Jun 15»
4
Nevada Amends Laws Regarding Homeowners' Association Liens
The association (or its foreclosure sale agent) must then execute and record, before a sale, an affidavit stating that the affiant reviewed a trustee ... «JD Supra, Jun 15»
5
Elder Law: Mineral rights: A sample affidavit
Further affiant sayeth not on June 10, 2015. Tom Dunlap, Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me by Tom Dunlap on June 10, 2015. «Ruidoso News, Jun 15»
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Justice Department Revises Privacy Act Oversight Involving Giglio …
... policy as such records could later be relevant and necessary in a different case in which the same witness or affiant subsequently testifies. «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
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Birth control, 'revenge porn,' and upskirting: This week in new …
SB 402 Permits affiant in small estate to open one or more deposit accounts in financial institution with funds of decedent upon which to ... «OregonLive.com, Jun 15»
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Judge: Probable Cause for Negligent Homicide for 2 Officers in …
For purposes of disposition, the identical criminal charges made against each accused by each affiant are consolidated according to the ... «WLTX.com, Jun 15»
9
Accused gains access to informants' notes
... source debriefing reports relating to the informants upon whose information the affiant relied in the [information to obtain the search warrants]. «Terrace Standard, Jun 15»
10
Feds slam cell door on Silk Road founder
Bridges was the affiant for that warrant, according to the complaint. Further federal charges are still pending in Maryland against Ulbricht, ... «SFBay, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Affiant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/affiant>. Apr 2024 ».
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