Which document is sworn to under oath in legal proceedings?

• A. A video deposition
• B. An email memo
• C. A notarized affidavit
• D. A written report

Answer: (D)

In legal proceedings, a document that carries an oath is an affidavit. An affidavit is a written statement of facts that the signer swears to be true, with the oath administered by someone authorized to do so—typically a notary public. Once the oath is given and the document is notarized, it becomes a notarized affidavit, a formal sworn statement that can be used as evidence. This is why it’s the document that is sworn under oath. A video deposition records testimony under oath but isn’t a written sworn document; an email memo is routine correspondence and not sworn; a written report, unless specifically made as an affidavit and sworn, isn’t sworn under oath.