under oath

idiom

law
: having made a formal promise to tell the truth in a court of law

Examples of under oath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web From testimony under oath at the trial, there were three people at the hotel room at Lake Tahoe in July 2006 — Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump and the bodyguard. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024 That was when David Pecker, the former publisher of The Enquirer, described under oath his efforts to help Mr. Trump suppress stories seen as damaging to his 2016 campaign. Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 2 June 2024 Cohen also acknowledged lying under oath on multiple occasions, and, in a shocking moment, admitted for the first time to having stolen tens of thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization. Graham Kates, CBS News, 30 May 2024 But in many big trials, defense attorneys tell the media that the defendant is considering speaking under oath. Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024 The district attorney’s office determined that Mr. Weisselberg had lied under oath. William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 27 May 2024 Last week Blanche questioned Cohen about past testimonies related to that case before Congress in 2019, while under oath at the Southern District Court of New York and during Trump's civil fraud trial in the fall. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 May 2024 Cohen, the key witness in the case against Trump, is facing questioning from Trump's defense attorneys about his record of lying under oath in different cases. Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 May 2024 Blanche questioned Cohen about past testimonies related to that case before Congress in 2019, while under oath at the Southern District Court of New York and during Trump's civil fraud trial in the fall. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 May 2024

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“Under oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20oath. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.

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