oath on entry
21blood oath — noun (Aust) An interjection expressing surprise or anger • • • Main Entry: ↑blood …
22burgess oath — see ↑Antiburgher • • • Main Entry: ↑burgess …
23oathable — oathˈable adjective (Shakespeare) Capable of taking an oath • • • Main Entry: ↑oath …
24Watergate burglaries — WatergateThe Watergate burglaries, which took place on May 28 and June 17, 1972, have been cited in testimony, media accounts, and popular works on Watergate as the pivotal event that led ultimately to the Watergate scandal. Five men who were… …
25swear 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 …
26kiss the book — phrasal : to touch with the lips the Bible, New Testament, or Gospels in taking an oath * * * kiss the book To kiss a Bible or New Testament, in England, after taking a legal oath • • • Main Entry: ↑kiss …
27swear to — To affirm or identify on oath • • • Main Entry: ↑swear * * * ˈswear to [transitive] usually in negatives [present tense I/you/we/they swear to he/she/it swears to …
28Suggestion — Sug*ges tion, n. [F. suggestion, L. suggestio.] 1. The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret… …
29swear in — ► swear in admit (someone) to a position or office by directing them to take a formal oath. Main Entry: ↑swear …
30heartikin — heartˈikin noun (obsolete) A little heart (used euphemistically in an old oath) • • • Main Entry: ↑heart …
