swear out
verb
swore out; sworn out; swearing out; swears out
: to procure (a warrant for arrest) by making a sworn accusation
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Rhodes said the gun claim stems from an encounter where a man threatened his son with a large pipe in a road rage incident, but the man swore out charges with a court commissioner saying Rhodes threatened him first.
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Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
Once the province solely of the police and fire departments, the city’s inspection crew, through the Property Standards Division, can now get involved in a process in which people can swear out complaints after the fact.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022
However, the police still chose to swear out misdemeanor complaints in 37th District Court against Cleveland Harville and others.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2022
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Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
Once the province solely of the police and fire departments, the city’s inspection crew, through the Property Standards Division, can now get involved in a process in which people can swear out complaints after the fact.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022
However, the police still chose to swear out misdemeanor complaints in 37th District Court against Cleveland Harville and others.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2022
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“Swear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swear%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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