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under oath

idiom

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

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Gregory Bovino — who led the Charlotte operation — has lied under oath, and agents have lied about use of force, Davis said, referencing court cases in areas agents previously targeted, such as Chicago and Portland. Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025 The April deposition marked the first time Peterson was forced to answer questions under oath since he was accused of assaulting Megan with a semiautomatic firearm on a residential street in Los Angeles. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025 Several of those witnesses have also testified under oath before a federal grand jury and in civil litigation. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 Investigators found that Owens has seemingly altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video and lied multiple times under oath between May 2023 and June 2024, prosecutors claimed. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under oath

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“Under oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20oath. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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