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under oath

under oath prepositional phrase: having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth.
    • A perjury is a lie under oath.
    Synonyms:
    on oath

Synonyms of under oath

Questions about under oath

What does under oath mean?
Under oath means having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth.
What part of speech is under oath?
Under oath is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under oath in the dictionary

  1. under hack
  2. under hatches
  3. under lock and key
  4. under no circumstance
  5. under no circumstances
  6. under oath
  7. under one roof
  8. under one's arm
  9. under one's belt
  10. under one's breath
  11. under one's feet

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