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61affiant — af·fi·ant /ə fī ənt/ n [Middle French, from present participle of affier to pledge faith, swear, from Medieval Latin affidare, ultimately from Latin ad to + fidere to trust]: a person who swears to an affidavit compare deponent, witness Merriam… …
62OATH — IN THE BIBLE Definition and Form The truth or inviolability of one s words was commonly attested in ancient Israel by oath – a self curse made in conditional form that went into effect if the condition was fulfilled; e.g., May harm befall me if I …
63Affidavit — An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant or deponent ) and witnessed (as to the veracity of the affiant s signature) by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public. The name is Medieval… …
64Boston Massacre — This article is about the 1770 incident. The Boston Massacre is also used colloquially to describe portions of a Yankees Red Sox rivalry.The Boston Massacre refers to an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British… …
65depose — de·pose /di pōz/ vb de·posed, de·pos·ing vt 1: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit 2: to take testimony from esp. by deposition plaintiffs...were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants National Law Journal compare …
66deposition — de·po·si·tion /ˌde pə zi shən/ n [Late Latin depositio testimony, from Latin, act of depositing, from deponere to put down, deposit] 1 a: a statement that is made under oath by a party or witness (as an expert) in response to oral examination or… …
67witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… …
68Voice (grammar) — Grammatical categories Animacy Aspect Case Clusivity Definiteness Degree of comparison Evidentiality Focus …
69witness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. testimony, proof, evidence, corroboration; deponent, eyewitness; testifier, attestor; beholder, observer. v. t. see, observe; attest, sign, subscribe to, bear witness to. See presence. II (Roget s IV) …
70GEZERTA — GEZERTA, term used by the geonim for the oath of imprecation that they instituted in place of the oath by God s name or by a divine attribute (kinnuy). Geonic responsa describe the gezerta as a series of imprecations intended to intimidate the… …
