under oath

idiom

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

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Perry subsequently denied the accusation under oath, per the Los Angeles Times. EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to question Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) officials under oath about their district’s transgender athlete policies as part of his latest anti-trans attack. Abby Monteil, Them., 1 Apr. 2025 The police then conspired to fabricate evidence and lie under oath to protect their own, the defense alleged. Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025 And in a Senate intelligence hearing on Tuesday, top officials including Gabbard and Ratcliffe insisted — under oath — no classified info was in the chat. S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under oath

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