under oath

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

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Price acknowledged under oath that processing mistakes were made. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Government lawyers scrambled to locate NPS personnel to appear remotely under oath. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The kidnapper admitted it under oath at his trial in 1976, after which he was sentenced to death in the electric chair. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026 If Perry does go forward with public hearings, high-level staff members, including potentially Boutros himself, could be forced to answer questions under oath about their actions in the Broadview case. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for under oath

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