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sworn

[ swawrn, swohrn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

past participle of swear.

adjective

having taken an oath:
a duly elected and sworn official.
bound by or as if by an oath or pledge.
avowed; affirmed:
He is my sworn enemy.

sworn

/ ��ɔː�� /

verb

the past participle of swear

adjective

bound, pledged, or made inveterate, by or as if by an oath
a sworn statement
he was sworn to God

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sworn¹

First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective

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But rather than serving out the remainder of Rowley's term, Young called a snap election just hours after being sworn in as prime minister.

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Liberal leader Mark Carney does not need to be sworn in again.

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By mid-March, he was being sworn in as prime minister - the first to have never held elected public office before - after a resounding win in the Liberal leadership race.

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Twelve people have been sworn in at Newcastle Crown Court to consider the case against the pair who both deny chopping down the tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland in September 2023.

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But he doesn’t bite; Gurr notes that the Walt Disney Co. has him sworn to secrecy on the matter.

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