swearing
swe ring
- n profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- n a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
- v utter obscenities or profanities
- v to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- v promise solemnly; take an oath
- v make a deposition; declare under oath
- v have confidence or faith in
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech after taking the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tehran on August 5, 2009.
- Lina's mother, swearing that she did not know the father of her grandchild, produced a village birth certificate indicating an age of four years and eight months for Lina.
- Tuesday's presidential swearing in may be a historic, solemn occasion.