Explore Affiant through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like person or individual. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Affiant in a sentence
Affiant meaning
An individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent.
Using Affiant
- The main meaning on this page is: An individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent.
- Useful related words include: person, individual, someone, somebody.
- In the example corpus, affiant often appears in combinations such as: the affiant.
Context around Affiant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Affiant
- In this selection, "affiant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, must and personally stand out and add context to how "affiant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include belief the affiant must state and by an affiant or deponent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "affiant" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with affiant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In some cases, an introductory clause, called a preamble, is added attesting that the affiant personally appeared before the authenticating authority. (21 words)
If information and belief, the affiant must state the source of his information and the reason for his belief that it is true. (23 words)
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. (27 words)
Vasil Levski 's affidavit, 16 June 1872, Bucharest, Romania An affidavit (main -fə- -vət ) 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. (43 words)
If the affiant is a party in the case, the affiant's opponent may be successful in having the affidavit admitted as evidence, as statements by a party-opponent are admissible through an exception to the hearsay rule. (38 words)
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. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
If the affiant is a party in the case, the affiant's opponent may be successful in having the affidavit admitted as evidence, as statements by a party-opponent are admissible through an exception to the hearsay rule.
If information and belief, the affiant must state the source of his information and the reason for his belief that it is true.
In some cases, an introductory clause, called a preamble, is added attesting that the affiant personally appeared before the authenticating authority.
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.
Vasil Levski 's affidavit, 16 June 1872, Bucharest, Romania An affidavit (main -fə- -vət ) 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.
Common combinations with affiant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: