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Déclaration sur l'honneur

English translation: sworn statement

12:01 Sep 4, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
French term or phrase: Déclaration sur l'honneur
Déclaration sur l'honneur
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English translation:sworn statement
Explanation:
depending on the context....
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Jane RM
France
Local time: 23:12
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Summary of answers provided
5Honour Declaration or Declaration of Honour
Nedyalka Valcheva (X)
4statutory declaration
Serge F. Vidal
4 -1affidavit
Wordwatcher
2 +1sworn statement
Jane RM


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
affidavit


Explanation:
An affidavit can be sworn (on a holy book..) or affirmed (without any religious reference), so it covers all possibilities

Wordwatcher
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 95

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Isabelle Blake-James: This would mainly be in the context of courts proceedings/litigation papers; so the context is important.
12 mins
  -> THE USE OF AFFIDAVITS IS NOT LIMITED TO COURT PROCEEDINGS...

disagree  Christian Robitaille: An affidavit is sworn before a commissionar of oaths, whereas a "declaration on honour" is merely "guaranteed" by the good faith of he or she who makes it.
6 days
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sworn statement


Explanation:
depending on the context....

Jane RM
France
Local time: 23:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 106
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle Blake-James
9 mins

agree  swanda
1 hr

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
5 hrs

disagree  Christian Robitaille: A "declaration on honour" is not sworn. Its reliability rests exclusively on the declarant's honesty.
6 days

disagree  Peter Shortall: Agree with Christian, it is not sworn. The declaring party merely promises that it is true where there is no evidence to prove it, so other people have to take the statement on trust - so "honneur" effectively means "honesty" or "good faith".
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
statutory declaration


Explanation:
term for Australia, at least

Serge F. Vidal
Switzerland
Local time: 23:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Honour Declaration or Declaration of Honour


Explanation:
ex.: I declare on my word of honour that the information provided above ...


Nedyalka Valcheva (X)
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Bulgarian
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