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swearing contests

swearing contests is the plural of swearing contest.

Meaning of swearing contest

Noun

swearing contest (plural swearing contests)

  1. (informal) A trial whose outcome comes down to which of two parties swearing to the truth of opposing accounts is to be believed.
    • Dershowitz pithily illustrates the dilemma of the courts in deciding the swearing contest in his “rules” of the criminal justice system: […]1985, Dublin University Law Journal, page 47

Questions about swearing contests

What is swearing contests the plural of?
Swearing contests is the plural of swearing contest.

Words near swearing contests in the dictionary

  1. swearing
  2. swearing at
  3. swearing blind
  4. swearing by
  5. swearing contest
  6. swearing contests
  7. swearing down
  8. swearing in
  9. swearing jar
  10. swearing jars
  11. swearing like a cutter

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