Topic: LAW
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | 'he or she has made a formal promise', from affidare, from Latin ad- 'to' + Vulgar Latin fidare 'to trust' |
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af‧fi‧da‧vit
[countable] law
[countable] lawSCL a written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law

