to make someone give a formal promise in a law court or at an official ceremony
He was sworn in as deputy prime minister.
She'd even be willing to swear in a court of law that the stains in this mattress were shaped identically to the one on the other.
l could see that Shahid admired her for being able to swear in public.
swears in
swearing in
swore in
sworn in
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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