sworn statements
Legally binding testimony
Sworn statements are formal declarations made under oath, carrying legal weight because the person affirms their truthfulness and accepts penalties for lying.
Affidavits and depositions are sworn statements.
The phrase emphasizes that someone has committed to their account officially: According to sworn statements from three witnesses, the defendant was elsewhere that night.
- oath-takingFormal vow ceremony
- under oathFormally pledged to honesty
- affidavitSworn written statement
- legal documentFormally binding written record
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
cross-examination · tell the truth · accountability · honesty · integrity · good faith · deposition · reliability · declaration · judicial proceedings · legal duty · in writing · notarization · testimony · witness stand · court reporter · burden of proof · statutory requirements
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- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- courtroom testimonytrial testimony, witness stand, eyewitness, expert witness, eyewitness accounts
- hearingscongressional hearing, congressional hearings, committee hearing, confirmation hearing, public hearings
- legal documentscontract, affidavit, deed, will, subpoena
sworn statementsidle chatter
Trivial, aimless conversation
hearsay · gossip · small talk · pillow talk · rumor
sworn statementslies
Deliberate untruths
perjury · false testimony · fabrications · tall tales · fibs
sworn statementsinadmissible evidence
Material courts cannot consider
oral tradition · hearsay evidence · anonymous tips · circumstantial evidence · common knowledge
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