单词 | oath |
释义 | oath oath /; AmE / noun [C] (plural oaths /; AmE /)
a formal promise to do sth; a formal statement that sth is true: Chief executives have to swear an oath certifying that accounts are accurate. Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath (= promise to tell the truth).
IDIOMS
on/under oath (Law ) having promised to tell the truth in a court of law: The judge found that she lied on oath. |
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