sworn

🇺🇸 /swɔːrn/ 🇬🇧 /swɔːn/
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adjective
R

officially promised to tell the truth, especially in a legal setting

The witness provided a sworn statement to the court.

R

deeply committed to a cause or against something

They were sworn enemies, unable to find common ground.

verb
R

to make a formal promise, often in a legal context

Before giving her testimony, she was sworn in by the judge.

translation

adj. officially promised to tell the truth, especially in a legal setting; deeply committed to a cause or against something
v. to make a formal promise, often in a legal context