oath meaning

[ 'əuθ ] Pronunciation:   "oath" in a sentence
Noun: oath  owth
  1. Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
    - curse, curse word, expletive, swearing, swearword, cuss, cussword [N. Amer] 
  2. A commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
    - swearing 
  3. A solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behaviour
    "they took an oath of allegiance"

Derived forms: oaths

Type of: commitment, dedication, profanity, promise

Encyclopedia: Oath Oath, Somerset


[Business]
AmE / noun [C] (plural oaths /; AmE /)

a formal promise to do sth; a formal statement that sth is true:

Chief executives have to swear an oath certifying that accounts are accurate.

Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath (= promise to tell the truth).

IDIOMS

on/under oath (Law )

having promised to tell the truth in a court of law:

The judge found that she lied on oath.


[Law]
n. A pronouncement swearing the truth of a statement or promise, usually by an appeal to God to witness its truth. An oath is required by law for various purposes, in particular for affidavits and giving evidence in court. The usual witness's oath is: "I swear by Almighty God that the evidence which 1 shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth". Those who object to swearing an oath, on the grounds that to do so is contrary to their religious beliefs or that they have no religious beliefs, may instead affirm.

[Medicine]
—see HIPPOCRATIC OATH

[Computer]
Object-oriented Abstract Type Hierarchy, a class library for C++ from Texas Instruments.

Examples

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  1. tom stood by his oath to his father.
  2. a crane and a crow had made a league on oath.
  3. harran shut his teeth with an oath.
  4. i did not tell anyone, on my oath.
  5. he was willing to take his oath to all he said.

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