French term
Morocco
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Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
, Arabic (Variant: Moroccan) , French (Variants: Standard-France, Moroccan, African)
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DECLARATION SOUS SERMENT
Is it "sworn statement" or "statement under oath"? or another choice?
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Salman Hossen
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Eliza Hall
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jethro
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Sep 19, 2020 13:33: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
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Türkiye
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Native in: French 
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AFFIDAVIT
Affidavit: An affidavit is a written statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation which is administered by a person who is authorized to do so by law. (Wikipedia)
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AllegroTrans
: An affidavit contains specific wording and is countersigned by a Commissioner for Oaths or other authorised person. This is not the procedure in French-spkg jurisdictions
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Lawyer-Translator-Certified Interpreter
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Scottish, Canadian, Irish)
Works in: French to English, English to French
Declaration under oath
A "declaration" submitted for use in legal proceedings may be made under oath (a.k.a. "sworn") or not (a.k.a. "unsworn").
In a declaration under oath, the declarant (person making the declaration) is literally sworn in by a notary before they sign it, raising their hand and using the appropriate language (in the US: "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth" etc.).
In an unsworn declaration, they are not sworn in. For unsworn declarations to be used in the US, they generally have to be signed "under penalty of perjury" --i.e., it says right above the signature that the statement is being made under penalty of perjury (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1746).
"Affidavit" is a synonym of "declaration under oath" (or "sworn declaration," which works here too, but is farther from the FR original): https://homeguides.sfgate.com/legal-difference-between-affid...
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François Tardif
: Complètement d’accord avec Eliza; ici, on demande la traduction de « déclaration sous serment » juxtaposé à « affidavit » entre parenthèses, celui-ci étant mis uniquement pour en confirmer le sens.
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Germaine
: D'accord avec François.
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AllegroTrans
: Yes, but not affidavit
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Merci. Yes, "affidavit" is presented as a synonym, not a translation.
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B D Finch
: Under oath covers affirmation as well as swearing on a bible. Odd that the ST includes "(AFFIDAVIT)".
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Merci. Yes, I'm not sure why that's included either.
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sworn statement
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AllegroTrans
: This works perfectly and avoids any "localisation"
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B D Finch
: Doesn't work for us athiests who affirm rather than swearing.// No, affirming, not swearing, in England and Wales and not to any God at all, whereas believers swear on the Bible.
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I think you swear on your honour not to any particular God. A bit like a sworn translator, I would have thought.
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