under oath

idiom

law
: having made a formal promise to tell the truth in a court of law

Examples of under oath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cohen, the key witness in the case against Trump, is facing questioning from Trump's defense attorneys about his record of lying under oath in different cases. Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 May 2024 Blanche questioned Cohen about past testimonies related to that case before Congress in 2019, while under oath at the Southern District Court of New York and during Trump's civil fraud trial in the fall. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 May 2024 Although his statement under oath is not a public record, those familiar with Suarez’s testimony say he was questioned by SEC lawyers about his consulting contract with Kapoor to find investors for the developer’s real estate projects. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024 In a deposition to the House Oversight Committee conducted under oath in February, Hunter Biden denied knowing Savage or meeting with him. Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024 Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail after pleading guilty to lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud case brought against former President Trump by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024 The New York attorney general’s office, which had sued Mr. Trump and Mr. Weisselberg for fraudulently inflating the former president’s net worth, was set to question the onetime finance chief under oath in a deposition soon after his release from jail. Alan Feuer, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024 Both witnesses subsequently testified under oath without any promises or protection, and they were given nothing for their testimony. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024 Weisselberg, 76, pleaded guilty in March to lying under oath when answering questions in a deposition in May and at the trial in October about allegations that Trump misrepresented his wealth on financial statements. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024

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“Under oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20oath. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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