swear out

English

Verb

swear out (third-person singular simple present swears out, present participle swearing out, simple past swore out, past participle sworn out)

1. (transitive) To obtain (a warrant or the like) by swearing to facts.
   • 1913 December 13, Byron W. Preston, opinion, State v. Roth et al., reprinted in, 1914, Northwestern Reporter, volume 144, pages 342–343 [1]:

     He further testified that he assistant city solicitor […] submitted to him a written opinion, to the effect that the playing of baseball within the city on Sunday did not constitute any infraction of the laws […] , and that, in reliance upon this opinion, he declined to swear out informations against the managers or players, or institute any criminal proceedings against them.

Anagrams

• outswear, outwears, wearouts, wears out