It shows up on affidavits, and as a rough translation means, I presume, "beyond this, I (the Affiant) aren't stating anything futher" but it seems to be a stock phrase as if it's some magical amulet that protects the affiant from something, but I haven't figured out what that is. Can someone whose been through law school clarify this for me?
2007-08-15 23:55:28 · 6 answers · asked by T J 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
An affidavit is a sworn statement. The limitations of the sworn statement is within the document. Since it's sworn, any intentionally incorrect statements could result in perjury. "Further Affiant sayeth not" is archaic and a phrase I don't use, but it is common. It means--"these facts are the limit to the facts I will swear to." It protects the affiant from perjury.
2007-08-16 00:06:48 · answer #1 · answered by David M 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Further Affiant Sayeth Naught
2016-11-01 00:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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"Further, the Affiant sayeth not" - what does this mean?
It shows up on affidavits, and as a rough translation means, I presume, "beyond this, I (the Affiant) aren't stating anything futher" but it seems to be a stock phrase as if it's some magical amulet that protects the affiant from something, but I haven't figured out what that...
2015-08-16 20:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
David M, I am also a lawyer. Legal documents can be boring, as you no doubt know. Elizabethean and Shakespearean era words can bring interest, spice and mystery to legal documents and engage the reader in the history of centuries of English common law that is our heritage. They can be joyfully used when they don't change meaning of the document. Latin phrases brought into England with the Norman conquest are also historical gems and many are terms of art. Please don't throw away our heritage for the false god of simplicity. Res ipsa loquitur!
2015-04-21 08:27:07 · answer #4 · answered by Robert 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-18 14:37:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-27 06:27:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The statement "Further, the Affiant sayeth not" is legalese. Translated into plain English, it simply means
"Th-th-th-th-that's all, folks!"
2007-08-16 00:38:11 · answer #7 · answered by open4one 7 · 9⤊ 3⤋