sworn witness
Courtroom truth-teller
A sworn witness is someone who testifies under oath in a legal proceeding, having pledged to tell the truth.
The oath carries legal weight—lying as a sworn witness constitutes perjury: The sworn witness identified the defendant as the man she saw leaving the building.
The phrase emphasizes the formal, binding nature of the testimony.
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- under oathFormally pledged to honesty
- oathFormal binding promise
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- court of lawJudicial body for disputes
affidavit · deposition · stand · perjury · subpoena · tell the truth · so help me God · cross-examination · truth · Bible · hand · statement · evidence · trial · judge · jury · credible · reliable
sworn witnessanonymous source
Unidentified person providing information
confidential informant · unnamed source · rumor · gossip · rumor-monger
sworn witnessperjurer
One who lies sworn
false witness · liar · fabricator · unreliable narrator · hostile witness
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