oath

oath
noun
, pl. oaths
1) Eid, der; Schwur, der

take or swear an oath [on something] that ... — einen Eid [auf etwas (Akk.)] schwören, dass ...

2) (Law)

swear or take the oath — vereidigt werden

on or under oath — unter Eid

put somebody on or under oath — jemanden vereidigen od. unter Eid nehmen

3) (expletive) Fluch, der
* * *
[əuƟ]
plural - oaths; noun
1) (a solemn promise: He swore an oath to support the king.) der Eid
2) (a word or phrase used when swearing: curses and oaths.) der Schwur
- academic.ru/117699/on_under_oath">on/under oath
* * *
oath
[əʊθ, AM oʊθ]
n
1. (promise) Eid m
to break one's \oath seinen Schwur brechen
to declare under \oath unter Eid aussagen
to take [or make] [or swear] an \oath on sth einen Eid auf etw akk schwören
to take the \oath vereidigt werden
under [or BRIT [up]on] \oath unter Eid
witnesses are, of course, under \oath to tell the truth Zeugen werden natürlich darauf vereidigt, die Wahrheit zu sagen
to be under \oath unter Eid stehen
2. (dated: curse) Schwur m, Fluch m
* * *
[əʊɵ]
n
1) Schwur m; (JUR) Eid m

to take or make or swear an oath — schwören; (Jur) einen Eid ablegen or leisten

he took an oath of loyalty to the government — er schwor der Regierung Loyalität

to declare under oath or on oath (Jur) — unter Eid aussagen

to be under oath (Jur) — unter Eid stehen

to break one's oath — seinen Schwur brechen

to put sb on oath (Jur) — jdn vereidigen

to take the oath (Jur) — vereidigt werden

he refused to take the oath (Jur)

on my oath! (obs) — bei meiner Seele! (obs)

2) (= curse, profanity) Fluch m
* * *
oath [əʊθ; pl əʊðz] s
1. Eid m, Schwur m:
oath of allegiance
a) Treueid,
b) MIL Fahneneid;
oath of disclosure JUR Offenbarungseid;
oath of office Amts-, Diensteid; supremacy 1
2. Fluch m, Verwünschung fBesondere Redewendungen: (up)on (oder under) oath unter Eid, eidlich;
upon my oath! das kann ich beschwören!;
administer an oath to sb, put sb under oath jemandem den Eid abnehmen, jemanden vereidigen;
be on (oder under) oath unter Eid stehen;
bind by oath eidlich verpflichten;
break one’s oath eidbrüchig werden, seinen Eid brechen;
swear (oder take) an oath einen Eid leisten oder ablegen, schwören (beide:
on, to auf akk);
in lieu of an oath an Eides statt
* * *
noun
, pl. oaths
1) Eid, der; Schwur, der

take or swear an oath [on something] that ... — einen Eid [auf etwas (Akk.)] schwören, dass ...

2) (Law)

swear or take the oath — vereidigt werden

on or under oath — unter Eid

put somebody on or under oath — jemanden vereidigen od. unter Eid nehmen

3) (expletive) Fluch, der
* * *
n.
Eid -e m.
Fluch ¨-e m.
Schwur -¨e m.

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