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Meanings of sworn in English

Bound by or as if by an oath.

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Bound by or stated on oath.

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Examples for "unsworn"
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I do not say he will let you live, the oath unsworn.
Wolf hall
2
He has been brutally treated and condemned on unsworn testimony before military tribunals.
Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
3
His solitary means of defense was an unsworn statement that was read out in court.
Millionaire: the philanderer, gambler, and duelist who invented ...
4
The tongue swore, but the mind was unsworn.
Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature
5
Twice Sauviat came near having his head cut off for hearing mass from an unsworn priest.
The Village Rector
Usage of sworn in English
1
He was sworn into the senate earlier today for New South Wales.
News.com.au
2
The new parliament was sworn in today and will then be dissolved.
The Irish Times
3
He is likely to be sworn in as prime minister this week.
Reuters
4
Quayle having been sworn in first, was thus President for 3 minutes.
The new yorker
5
But after being sworn in, he said the government would be constructive.
Reuters
6
Nicola Sturgeon will be officially sworn in as Scotland's first minister today.
The Irish Times
7
He will be sworn in as energy minister later in the day.
Reuters
8
They will be sworn in on Friday, Goita said on state television.
Reuters
9
He will be sworn in later today and then begin coalition talks.
Reuters
10
Tito Mboweni was promptly sworn in as the nation's new Finance Minister.
The South African
11
He was sworn in for a second term in office on Thursday.
The Irish Times
12
A new Secretary of the US Army has just been sworn in.
BBC
13
She could have sworn that she had already heard them back home.
Getting in: a novel
14
I remind you that each witness has sworn to tell the truth.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
15
I could have sworn you just said, 'Toss me over the parapet.
The lies of locke lamora
16
For a split second, Artemis could have sworn his heart had stopped.
Artemis Fowl
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