Sworn

Word SWORN
Character 5
Hyphenation sworn
Pronunciations /swɔːn/

Definitions and meanings of "Sworn"

What do we mean by sworn?

Having been asserted as true under oath. adjective

Bound or empowered by an oath. adjective

Avowed. adjective

Past participle of swear; as an adjective, bound by or as by an oath.

P. p. of swear.

Originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends.

Determined or irreconcilable enemies.

Close friends.

Given under oath. adjective

Past participle of swear verb

Bound by or as if by an oath adjective

Bound by or stated on oath adjective

To take an oath, to promise.

To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sworn

The word "sworn" in example sentences

III. v.68 (338,2) a sworn rioter] A _sworn rioter_ is a man who practises riot, as if he had by an oath made it his duty. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

A number of employees of mortgage servicers who signed documents indicating that they had reviewed the accuracy of thousands of foreclosure proceedings have testified in sworn depositions that they didn't actually perform at least some of the reviews. ❋ Ariana Eunjung Cha (2010)

I could have sworn from the brimstone taste of my ex that HE was the Prince of Darkness. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bank of America and other mortgage companies have been under pressure to review their paperwork after employees and contractors said in sworn depositions that, because of the enormous volume, they hadn't had the time to read the documents, much less check them for accuracy. ❋ Ariana Eunjung Cha (2010)

They pointed out that document processors such as Stephan had admitted in sworn depositions that they had signed off on up to 10,000 foreclosure documents a month, even though they had not reviewed them as legally required. ❋ Ariana Eunjung Cha (2010)

Both GMAC and Chase have employed reported robo-signers, who have admitted in sworn depositions to signing as many as 10,000 documents each month without properly reviewing and notarizing them. ❋ Robbie Whelan (2010)

Ally (formerly known as GMAC), Bank of America, and JPMorgan have paused foreclosures after employees admitted in sworn depositions they didn't verify information in thousands upon thousands of affidavits they signed. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

An employee of Ally's GMAC mortgage unit, Jeffrey Stephan, admitted in sworn depositions that he signed off on 10,000 documents a month without reading them. ❋ Ariana Eunjung Cha (2010)

Like Jeffrey Stephan -- the document processor who admitted in sworn testimony that he signed 10,000 documents a month without reviewing them -- Kristine Wilson signed as a "limited signing officer" for GMAC. ❋ Ariana Eunjung Cha (2010)

You didn't lie about it in sworn testimony, which still puts you a notch above Clinton, but you need to go. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indeed, the Republican poll watchers denied in sworn depositions that anyone was intimidated. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Already, investigators have obtained in sworn testimony detailed descriptions of what took place inside the foreclosure companies. ❋ Ezra Klein (2010)

The answer that waterboarding is torture, given in sworn testimony before Congress, would put him in a bad position if he assumed office. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Clinton reportedly had knowledge of Israeli intelligence penetration of White House communications systems, and Lewinsky, in sworn testimony before the Office of Independent Counsel, stated: ❋ Unknown (2008)

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