2. (noun)oath, swearing a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury Synonyms: curseword, curse, cuss, expletive, swearing, swearword, oath
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'swearing'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. swearing In the highest sense, as in a court of justice, "an oath is a reverent appeal to God in corroboration of what one says," ABBOTT Law Dict.; an affidavit is a sworn statement made in writing in Synonyms: oath, adjuration, curse, profane swearing, affidavit, cursing, profanity, anathema, denunciation, reprobation, ban, execration, swearing, blaspheming, imprecation, sworn statement, blasphemy, malediction, vow Antonyms: benediction, benison, blessing