forswearing
forswearing (for-swair-ing), n. 1. The act of repudiating or renouncing under oath. 2. PERJURY. — forswear, vb.
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swear out
swear out, vb. To obtain the issue of (an arrest warrant) by making a charge under oath (Franklin swore out a complaint against Sutton).
swearing behind
swearing behind. Patents. A patent applicant’s showing that an invention was conceived of or reduced to practice before the effective date of a prior-art reference cited by a patent examiner as grounds for rejecting an application. — Also termed swearing behind the reference. See ANTEDATING OF A PRIOR-ART REFERENCE . [Cases: Patents 91(.5). C.J.S. Patents
swearing match
swearing match. A dispute in which determining a vital fact involves the credibility choice between one witness’s word and another’s — the two being irreconcilably in conflict and there being no other evidence. • In such a dispute, the fact-finder is generally thought to believe the more reputable witness, such as a police officer over
swearing in
swearing-in, n. The administration of an oath to a person who is taking office or testifying in a legal proceeding. See OATH. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 36(1). C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees § 59.]
false swearing
false swearing 虚伪誓言；伪誓 在被授权主持宣誓的官员面前宣誓后，作出明知是虚假的陈述，或对自己并不相信的以前所作的陈述予以肯定。作为普通法上的轻罪，它必须具备两个要件：１在正式程序中作出；２目的在于误导有关官员履行职责。如果伪誓在诉讼程序中作出，则构成伪证罪〔perjury〕。
swear
swear, vb. 1. To administer an oath to (a person). [Cases: Oath 5. C.J.S. Oaths and Affirmations §§ 4, 8–13.] 2. To take an oath. 3. To use obscene or profane language.
swearing the peace
swearing the peace. Hist. The giving of proof to a magistrate that one fears for one’s own safety, so that the magistrate will order the troublemaker to keep the peace by issuing a supplicavit. See SUPPLICAVIT.
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