under oath

idiom

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

Examples of under oath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Weisselberg, 76, pleaded guilty in March to lying under oath when answering questions in a deposition in May and at the trial in October about allegations that Trump misrepresented his wealth on financial statements. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024 Allen Weisselberg, a former longtime executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, is set to be sentenced Wednesday for lying under oath in the ex-president’s New York civil fraud case. Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial and during the investigation that preceded it. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024 What are the crimes Republicans say Mayorkas committed? GOP members approved two articles of impeachment two months ago: one that accuses Mayorkas of violating laws related to immigration and border security and a second that accuses him of making false statements while under oath to Congress. Claudia Grisales, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024 Lawyers for Hernandez recently asked a judge to compel former DCFS Director Bobby Cagle to answer questions under oath about Noah’s case. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies don’t want the governor’s appointees answering questions under oath as part of its state lawsuit against Disney. Mike Schneider, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024 Perjury Cohen’s testimony in the New York Attorney General’s case became a point of contention during that trial after Trump accused him of lying under oath. Erik Larson, Bloomberg.com, 15 Feb. 2024 The report’s findings relied heavily on testimony from a series of public hearings, many of which involved witnesses testifying under oath. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024

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“Under oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20oath. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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