Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth.
A perjury is a lie under oath.
Synonyms: on oath
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseHaving sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth.
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Translations
Dutch onder ede
- onder edehaving sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth
Finnish valan vannoneena
- valan vannoneenahaving sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth
French sous serment
- sous sermenthaving sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth
German unter Eid
- unter Eidhaving sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth
Irish faoi mhionn, faoi bhrí na mionn
- faoi mhionnhaving sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth
- faoi bhrí na mionnhaving sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth
Polish pod przysięgą
- pod przysięgąhaving sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth
Russian под прися́гой
- под прися́гой (pod prisjágoj)having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth
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APA
under oath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20oath
MLA
“under oath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20oath. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under oath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20oath.
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