under oath

idiom

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

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Perhaps Biden’s most controversial decision involved his refusal to allow senators to hear from witnesses who were willing to testify under oath to corroborate Hill’s allegations. Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025 Years later, both young women said under oath that police pressured them, using aggressive interrogation tactics that led them to concoct stories about Cox that were not true. Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Several of those witnesses have also testified under oath before a federal grand jury and in a civil litigation. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024 The law penalizes those who pressure witnesses to change their testimony or lie under oath, but Hutchinson agreed to testify publicly in a blockbuster hearing after saying her former attorney, Stefan Passantino, encouraged her to not be forthcoming with the panel. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under oath 

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“Under oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20oath. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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