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Swear

Phonetics: swear    \'swer\

Function: verb

Definition 1:
To make a solemn promise; to vow, usually before God. Jurat wording includes the phrase, "Subscribed and sworn to before me ..." Notaries routinely have signers and witnesses swear under oath. Credible witnesses swear to the identity of a signer. Signers often have to swear to the truthfulness of a document.