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Swear

Swear, includes affirming and declaring in the case of persons by

swear swore sworn swear·ing [Old English swerian] vt 1 : to

false swearing : the making of false statements under oath or affirmation

Profane swearing. See SWEARING.

swear out : to procure (a warrant) by making a sworn

swear in : to induct into office by administration of an

Swearing the peace, showing to a judge that one has just

False swearing. See PERJURY.

is called a corporal oath, where a witness, when he swears, places his right hand on the Holy Evangelists. The Christian

persons by law allowed to affirm or declare instead of swearing. [The General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3