Poverty
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
See Poor. Poverty-affidavit. A statement, verified by oath or affirmation, required to be filed in court by the law of some States, by a litigant to the effect that he cannot furnish security for paying the costs in the case in the event of the issue being determined against him.^ Compare Pauper, 1.