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swore the peace

swore the peace is the simple past 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: […]...

Questions about swore the peace

What is swore the peace the simple past of?
Swore the peace is the simple past of swear the peace.

Words near swore the peace in the dictionary

  1. swore like a trooper
  2. swore off
  3. swore on
  4. swore on a stack
  5. swore on a stack of Bibles
  6. swore the peace
  7. swore to God
  8. swore upon
  9. sworest
  10. sworn
  11. sworn at

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