affidavit 復習

　CIAの元職員が、政府の機密情報を保持していたとして逮捕されました。
Former CIA officer arrested for retaining classified information

A former CIA case officer has been charged with illegally possessing government secrets.

Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 53, was arrested Monday night at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and stands charged with unlawful retention of classified information.

After learning that Lee was returning the U.S., the FBI obtained an arrest warrant. Lee entered the country on Monday at JFK Airport, arriving at 12:13 p.m. on Cathay Pacific flight 830 from Hong Kong, according to an affidavit. Upon deplaning, Lee presented his U.S. passport to a customs officer.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/cia-officer-arrested-retaining-classified-information/story?id=52397651

　取り上げる単語は"affidavit"/æfədéɪvɪt/です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）で調べてみると、法律用語で「宣誓供述書」とありました。LDOCEでは、"a written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law"と定義されています。"swear [make/take] an affidavit"で「（証人が）供述書に偽りのないことを宣誓する」となります。(Akim)

affidavit #2 - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森から
affidavit - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心：言葉の森から