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affiant

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af·fi·ant  (-fnt)
n.
One who makes an affidavit.

[From affy, to make affidavit, from Middle English affien, to trust, from Old French affier, to promise; see affiance.]
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Noun1.affiant - a person who makes an affidavit
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"


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The lower court agreed that a constitutional violation occurred and held that the affiant was not entitled to qualified immunity as any reasonable officer would have concluded from just a cursory look at the warrant that it was invalid.
83 (1980) (An informant who "had given information to [the affiant officer] on previous occasion and which was correct," stated that he had purchased heroin from the defendant on many occasions, the last time being 1 day ago, and the defendant still had a ready supply of heroin on-hand in his apartment.
Some courts have concluded that it is so obvious that criminals keep the fruits and implements of their criminal activities in their homes that it is not necessary for affiants to even mention that fact in their affidavits when obtaining a search warrant for a criminal's residence.
 
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