under oath

idiom

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

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Deputies who were at the scene later swore under oath that Myles was complying with their demands and did not appear aggressive when Banks struck him and sicced Bubo on him. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025 In final pretrial motions before potential jurors were called into the courtroom, Brand swore under oath to the contents of a telephone call between himself and a witness, only for prosecutors to reveal that the witness had died months before Brand said the conversation happened. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025 Ex-Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker has officially filed his notice of appeal — a move that could ultimately reaffirm or reverse his conviction for leaking an explosive civil grand jury report about the San Francisco 49ers and then lying about it under oath. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025 If Jackman is deposed, he will be sworn to give testimony under oath. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 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 22 May. 2025.

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