under oath

idiom

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

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Hiss was convicted of perjury in 1950 for denying those charges under oath and spent forty-four months in prison. Jeff Kisseloff, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Norman fired him for lying under oath and for discouraging the woman at District 7 from making a complaint. Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025 No information was shared about what Dorris said under oath, leading to the charges. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 23 July 2025 Bloomberg News: Trump ally Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) referred Powell to the Justice Department for criminal charges, accusing him of two specific instances of lying under oath. Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 22 July 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 24 Aug. 2025.

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