testify upon oath

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• testify upon oath — be a witness in court after swearing a vow to tell the truth …   English contemporary dictionary

• oath — /ohth/, n., pl. oaths /ohdhz, ohths/. 1. a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one s determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath. 2. a statement or promise strengthened by… …   Universalium

• oath — /oʊθ / (say ohth) noun (plural oaths /oʊðz/ (say ohdhz)) 1. a solemn appeal to God, or to some revered person or thing, in attestation of the truth of a statement or the binding character of a promise: to testify upon oath. 2. a statement or… …  

• testify — verb ADVERB ▪ falsely, truthfully ▪ The basis for the perjury conviction was he had testified falsely under oath. ▪ publicly ▪ personally VERB + TESTIFY …   Collocations dictionary

• OATH — IN THE BIBLE Definition and Form The truth or inviolability of one s words was commonly attested in ancient Israel by oath – a self curse made in conditional form that went into effect if the condition was fulfilled; e.g., May harm befall me if I …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom) — King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede …   Wikipedia

• oath — Any form of attestation by which a person signifies that he is bound in conscience to perform an act faithfully and truthfully, e.g. President s oath on entering office, Art. II, Sec. 1, U.S.Const. Vaughn v. State, 146 Tex.Cr.R. 586,177 S.W.2d 59 …   Black's law dictionary

• testify — To give one s testimony under oath as a witness. In an action by a seller s personal representative against the buyer upon a book account, the representative s offer in evidence of the decedent s books of account is not such a testifying by the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Qur'an oath controversy of the 110th United States Congress — Ellison s photo op reenactment of his swearing in ceremony with Thomas Jefferson s Quran In mid November 2006 it was reported that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress (for Minnesota s 5th congressional district) …   Wikipedia

• 9/11 Commission — The commission s seal See also: 9/11 Commission Report The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, to prepare a full and complete account of the… …   Wikipedia

• procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law …   Universalium