Swear
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
To take an oath administered by some officer duly empowered. See "Affirmation;" "Oath." To use such profane language as is forbidden by law. This is generally punished by statutory provinces in the several states.
See Profaneness.