Definition of swear

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Swear (v. t.) To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend..

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Perjury :: Perjury (v.) False swearing.
Swearing :: Swearer (n.) A profane person; one who uses profane language.
Nonjuring :: Nonjuring (a.) Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors..
Swarf :: Sware () imp. of Swear.
Conjurator :: Conjurator (n.) One who swears or is sworn with others; one bound by oath with others; a compurgator.
Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To swear falsely; to commit perjury.
Swough :: Sworn () p. p. of Swear.
Oath :: Oath (n.) A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing..
Profane :: Profane (a.) Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue..
Ban :: Ban (v. i.) To curse; to swear.
Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner..
Sworn :: Swore () imp. of Swear.
Curse :: Curse (v. i.) To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.
Compurgator :: Compurgator (n.) One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager..
Perjure :: Perjure (v. t.) To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself..
Dejeration :: Dejeration (n.) The act of swearing solemnly.
Marry :: Marry (interj.) Indeed ! in truth ! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.
Dejerate :: Dejerate (v. i.) To swear solemnly; to take an oath.
Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations..
Mainswear :: Mainswear (v. i.) To swear falsely.
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