different between affidavit vs attestation

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin affidavit (“he has sworn”), the third person singular perfect tense of affido (“swear”), from f?d?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyd?- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate to fidelity and faith (same Latin root), but not to affirm (shared Latin ad- prefix, but different Latin and Proto-Indo-European roots).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æf??de?v?t/
• Rhymes: -e?v?t

Noun

affidavit (plural affidavits)

1. (law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

Translations

Further reading

• affidavit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fi.da.vit/

Noun

affidavit m (plural affidavits)

1. affidavit

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /af.fi??da?.u?it/, [äf?i??d?ä?u??t?]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /af.fi?da?.?it/, [af?i?da???t]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /af.fi?da.vit/, [?f?i?d???vit?]

Verb

aff?d?vit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of aff?d? (“to swear”)

Portuguese

Noun

affidavit m (plural affidavits)

1. (law) affidavit (legal, signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement)

English

Etymology

attest +? -ation; from Middle French attestation, from Latin attest?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ.t?s.te?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æt??ste???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: at?tes?ta?tion

Noun

attestation (countable and uncountable, plural attestations)

1. A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
2. A confirmation or authentication.
3. (business, finance) The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business information of a business, public agency, or other organization.
4. (linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Middle French attestation, from Latin attest?ti? (“attestation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t?s.ta.sj??/

Noun

attestation f (plural attestations)

1. certificate
2. testimonial
3. attestation
4. statement
5. declaration
6. (law) affidavit

Further reading

• “attestation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).