under oath

English

Prepositional phrase

under oath

1. Having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth.

   Synonym: on oath

   to lie under oath

Translations

having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth

• Dutch: onder ede
• Finnish: valan vannoneena
• French: sous serment
• German: unter Eid
• Irish: faoi mhionn, faoi bhrí na mionn
• Polish: pod przysięgą

Further reading

• “under oath”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “under oath”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “be on under oath” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.