administer an oath to someone

  • 1administer — ad·min·is·ter /əd mi nə stər/ vb is·tered, is·ter·ing vt 1: to manage the affairs of (as a government or agency) 2 a: to direct or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of administer a trust fund b: to settle (an estate) under a court appoin …

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  • 2administer — ad|min|is|ter [ədˈmınıstə US ər] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: aministrer, from Latin administrare, from ad to + ministrare to serve , from minister; MINISTER1] 1.) [T usually passive] to manage the work or money of a company or… …

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  • 3OATH — IN THE BIBLE Definition and Form The truth or inviolability of one s words was commonly attested in ancient Israel by oath – a self curse made in conditional form that went into effect if the condition was fulfilled; e.g., May harm befall me if I …

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  • 4swear — vb swore, sworn, swear·ing [Old English swerian] vt 1: to utter or take solemnly swear an oath 2 a: to assert as true or promise under oath a sworn affidavit …

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  • 5affidavit — af·fi·da·vit /ˌa fə dā vət/ n [Medieval Latin, he/she has pledged faith, third singular perfect of affidare see affiant]: a sworn statement in writing made esp. under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer compare… …

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  • 6swear — [swer] vi. swore, sworn, swearing [ME swerien < OE swerian, akin to Ger schwören < IE base * swer , to speak > OSlav svariti, to revile] 1. to make a solemn declaration with an appeal to God or to something held sacred for confirmation… …

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  • 7BLESSING AND CURSING — In the Bible these two antonyms have three meanings: (1) the invocation of good or evil; (2) good fortune or misfortune; and (3) the person or thing upon whom or which the fortune or misfortune falls. Thus the first meaning is best represented in …

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  • 8swear in — verb administer on oath to (Freq. 1) The speaker of the House swore in the new President • Hypernyms: ↑inaugurate, ↑kick off • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody * * * transitive verb …

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  • 9swear — [c]/swɛə / (say swair) verb (swore or, Archaic, sware, sworn, swearing) –verb (i) 1. to make a solemn declaration with an appeal to God or some superhuman being in confirmation of what is declared; make affirmation in a solemn manner by some… …

  • 10An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths — Infobox U.S. legislation name= An Act to regulate the Time and Manner of administering certain Oaths fullname= acronym= enacted by= 1st effective date= public law url= cite public law= cite statutes at large= 1 Stat. 23 (1789) acts amended= title …

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