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sworn the peace

sworn the peace is the past participle 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 sworn the peace

What is sworn the peace the past participle of?
Sworn the peace is the past participle of swear the peace.

Words near sworn the peace in the dictionary

  1. sworn like a sailor
  2. sworn like a trooper
  3. sworn off
  4. sworn on
  5. sworn on a stack
  6. sworn the peace
  7. sworn to God
  8. sworn upon
  9. sworn virgin
  10. sworn virgins
  11. sworne

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