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swears the peace

swears the peace is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swear the peace.

Meaning of swear the peace

Verb

swear the peace (third-person singular simple present swears the peace, present participle swearing the peace, simple past swore the peace, past participle sworn the peace)

  1. (historical) To swear legally (against someone) that one is in fear of physical violence from a person, in order that they be put under bond to keep the peace.
    • He […] told me he deſpiſed my threats; I had no reſource; I could not ſwear the peace againſt him!—I was not afraid of my life!—he had never ſtruck me!1798, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, “[Maria: or, The] Wrongs of Woman”, in W[illiam] Godwin, editor, Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. […], volume II, London: […]...

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Swears the peace is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swear the peace.

Words near swears the peace in the dictionary

  1. swears like a trooper
  2. swears off
  3. swears on
  4. swears on a stack
  5. swears on a stack of Bibles
  6. swears the peace
  7. swears to God
  8. swears upon
  9. swearsies
  10. swearsome
  11. swearword

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