under oath

idiom

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

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Even so, getting so many officers and eyewitnesses to testify under oath can help the defense down the road. Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025 King, who was in August charged with abuse of office and witness retaliation, was accused of lying under oath while testifying before a grand jury in those cases, according to the original indictment. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025 Senator Mark Kelly, a former Navy combat pilot and Democratic member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said this week the chamber would compel Pentagon leaders to testify under oath. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 The questioning, under oath, can be done verbally or in writing. Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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