swear out
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]swear out (third-person singular simple present swears out, present participle swearing out, simple past swore out, past participle sworn out)
- (transitive) To obtain (a warrant or the like) by swearing to facts.
- 1913 December 13, Byron W. Preston, opinion, State v. Roth et al., reprinted in, 1914, Northwestern Reporter, volume 144, pages 342–343 [1]:
- He further testified that he assistant city solicitor […] submitted to him a written opinion, to the effect that the playing of baseball within the city on Sunday did not constitute any infraction of the laws […] , and that, in reliance upon this opinion, he declined to swear out informations against the managers or players, or institute any criminal proceedings against them.
- 1913 December 13, Byron W. Preston, opinion, State v. Roth et al., reprinted in, 1914, Northwestern Reporter, volume 144, pages 342–343 [1]: