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Swear

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

swear


swore
sworn
swear·ing
[Old English swerian]
vt
1 : to utter or take solemnly [ an oath]
2 a : to assert as true or promise under oath [a sworn affidavit]
b : to assert or promise emphatically or earnestly [swore to uphold the constitution]
3 a : to put to an oath
b : to bind by an oath
vi
: to take an oath




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