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affidavit

[af-i-dey-vit] / ˌæf ɪˈdeɪ vɪt /
NOUN
written legal declaration
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The Pasadena-based clinic is accused of fraud, according to a seizure warrant affidavit that federal prosecutors filed Monday and that a federal magistrate in Los Angeles approved.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

An affidavit from Ghost tendered in court on Tuesday described how she and MacInnes had swum at the beach in the early evening of September 2023, returning to her apartment feeling cold.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

On the night of the shooting, Allen emailed his family and a former employer a document titled “Apology and Explanation,” according to the affidavit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Singer said she didn’t understand how critical the affidavit option would be to her claim.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Mother remembered one date, Dad another, and Grandma-down-the-hill, who went to town and swore an affidavit that I was her granddaughter, gave a third date.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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