Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Swear
ub. 1. To administer an oath to (a person). 2. To take an oath. 3. To use obscene or profane language.
forswearing
n. 1. The act of repudiating or renouncing under oath. 2. PERJURY. - forswear, ub.
swear out
ub. To obtain the issue of (an arrest warrant) by making a charge under oath <Franklin swore out a complaint against Sutton .
swearing contest
See SWEARING MATCH.
swearing match
A dispute in which determining a vital fact involves the credibility choice between one witness's word and another's -the two being irreconcilably in conflict and there being no other evidence. 0 In such a dispute, the fact-finder is generally thought to believe the more reputable witness, such as a police officer over a convicted drug-dealer. -Also termed swearing contest; oath against an oath.
swearing the peace
Hist. The giving of proof to a magistrate that one fears for one's own safety, so that the magistrate will order the troublemaker to keep the peace by issuing a supplicavit. See SUPPLICAVIT.
swearing-in
n. The administration of an oath to a person who is taking office or testifying in a legal proceeding. See OATH.