swear out

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to secure the issue of (a warrant for an arrest) by making a charge under oath

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swear out Idioms  

1. Obtain a warrant for arrest by making a charge under oath, as in The school principal swore out a warrant for the arrest of the vandals. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

In such cases, a judge may swear out a bench warrant for your arrest.

From Encyclopedia.com • Sep. 19, 2018

“In both of these cases, they had a decent amount of information, but not enough to take it to the point where we could swear out warrant,” said acting D.C. police chief Peter Newsham.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2017

This means that when you swear out of frustration, fear, anger or passion, the words you utter offer privileged access to your emotions, laying bare your covert internal experiences, unmediated by rational and deliberate planning.

From Time • Sep. 13, 2016

The Boston Globe reported that the episode ended with a fan saying he would swear out a warrant against the Kentucky coach.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2014

“Did you swear out a warrant for the arrest of Erlone?”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright