under oath

idiom

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

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On Wednesday, Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee attempted to subpoena Musk to answer questions under oath about DOGE's work. Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 James has repeatedly underscored that her investigation was launched after Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, levied the criminal allegations under oath before Congress in 2019. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025 Chip Somodevilla/Pool via Reuters As Elon Musk continues to dismantle government agencies, threaten workers with layoffs and gain access to government data, congressional Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democratic efforts to compel him to answer for his actions under oath. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025 Fritz wrote to the court Thursday night about the objection to Freedman talking to Lively under oath anytime soon. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for under oath 

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“Under oath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20oath. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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