Declare+under+oath+or+affirmation

  • 11Qur'an oath controversy of the 110th United States Congress — Ellison s photo op reenactment of his swearing in ceremony with Thomas Jefferson s Quran In mid November 2006 it was reported that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress (for Minnesota s 5th congressional district) …

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  • 12testify — I. v. n. 1. Depose, state, affirm, declare, bear witness, depone. 2. (Law.) Declare under oath or affirmation. II. v. a. 1. Attest, depose, state, declare, affirm, bear witness to, vouch for, asseverate. 2. (Law.) Declare under oath or …

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  • 13testify — testifier, n. /tes teuh fuy /, v., testified, testifying. v.i. 1. to bear witness; give or afford evidence. 2. Law. to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court. 3. to make solemn declaration. v.t. 4. to bear witness to;… …

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  • 14testify — [c]/ˈtɛstəfaɪ / (say testuhfuy) verb (testified, testifying) –verb (i) 1. to bear witness; give or afford evidence. 2. to make solemn declaration. 3. Law to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court. –verb (t) 4. to bear… …

  • 15Testify — Tes ti*fy, v. t. 1. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny. [1913 Webster] We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. John iii. 11. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 16testify — tes·ti·fy / tes tə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing [Latin testificari, from testis witness] vi: to make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation for the purpose of establishing a fact: give testimony vt: to declare in testimony tes·ti·fi·er n Merriam… …

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  • 17affirm — [ə fʉrm′] vt. [ME affermen < OFr affermer < L affirmare, to present as fixed < ad , to + firmare, to make firm < firmus: see FIRM1] 1. to say positively; declare firmly; assert to be true: opposed to DENY 2. to make valid; confirm;… …

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  • 18Testified — Testify Tes ti*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Testified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Testifying}.] [OF. testifier, L. testificari; testis a witness + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {Attest}, {Contest}, {Detest}, {Protest}, {Testament}.] 1. To make …

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  • 19Testify — Tes ti*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Testified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Testifying}.] [OF. testifier, L. testificari; testis a witness + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {Attest}, {Contest}, {Detest}, {Protest}, {Testament}.] 1. To make a… …

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  • 20Testifying — Testify Tes ti*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Testified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Testifying}.] [OF. testifier, L. testificari; testis a witness + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}, and cf. {Attest}, {Contest}, {Detest}, {Protest}, {Testament}.] 1. To make …

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