Alberta Commissioner for Oaths Exam
Questions and Answers
solemn declaration - - -
correct answer ✅A promise to tell the truth that is used for
statutory declarations.
statutory declaration - - -
correct answer ✅A formal declaration made in a prescribed form
that has legal force similar to an oath or affidavit. Statutory
declarations are used when no law authorizes the use of an
affidavit.
Affidavit - - -
correct answer ✅A written statement formally confirmed by
swearing an oath or affirming before a competent authority, such
as a Commissioner for Oaths.Affidavits are often used as evidence
in court
True or False Affidavits can only be used when a statute or
regulation authorizes the use of an affidavit - - -
correct answer ✅True
The person who makes an affidavit is the... - - -
correct answer ✅deponent
, Alberta Commissioner for Oaths Exam
Questions and Answers
Deponent - - -
correct answer ✅A person who gives evidence in writing
Attest - - -
correct answer ✅To affirm the truth of a statement or bear
witness to something.
The jurat appears at the end of the document and must be
completed by... - - -
correct answer ✅Commissioner for Oaths
Oath - - -
correct answer ✅(Oral) A solemn statement attesting to the truth
of a statement to a Supreme Being or something sacred to the
person taking the oath. The person making the oath considers it to
be binding on their conscience
A solemn declaration is the same as... - - -
correct answer ✅an oath
Questions and Answers
solemn declaration - - -
correct answer ✅A promise to tell the truth that is used for
statutory declarations.
statutory declaration - - -
correct answer ✅A formal declaration made in a prescribed form
that has legal force similar to an oath or affidavit. Statutory
declarations are used when no law authorizes the use of an
affidavit.
Affidavit - - -
correct answer ✅A written statement formally confirmed by
swearing an oath or affirming before a competent authority, such
as a Commissioner for Oaths.Affidavits are often used as evidence
in court
True or False Affidavits can only be used when a statute or
regulation authorizes the use of an affidavit - - -
correct answer ✅True
The person who makes an affidavit is the... - - -
correct answer ✅deponent
, Alberta Commissioner for Oaths Exam
Questions and Answers
Deponent - - -
correct answer ✅A person who gives evidence in writing
Attest - - -
correct answer ✅To affirm the truth of a statement or bear
witness to something.
The jurat appears at the end of the document and must be
completed by... - - -
correct answer ✅Commissioner for Oaths
Oath - - -
correct answer ✅(Oral) A solemn statement attesting to the truth
of a statement to a Supreme Being or something sacred to the
person taking the oath. The person making the oath considers it to
be binding on their conscience
A solemn declaration is the same as... - - -
correct answer ✅an oath
