Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swear out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: swear out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To obtain (a warrant or the like) by swearing to facts.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I've sworn out a complaint against you."
"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."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

swears out (present, singular) swearing out (participle, present) swore out (past) sworn out (participle, past)

Synonyms

serve process

Questions

What does swear out mean?: To obtain (a warrant or the like) by swearing to facts.

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