sworn

American  

[swawrn, swohrn] / swɔrn, swoʊrn /

verb

1. past participle of swear.

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adjective

1. having taken an oath.

   a duly elected and sworn official.

2. bound by or as if by an oath or pledge.

3. avowed; affirmed.

   He is my sworn enemy.

sworn British  

/ swɔːn /

verb

1. the past participle of swear

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adjective

1. bound, pledged, or made inveterate, by or as if by an oath

   a sworn statement

   he was sworn to God

Etymology

Origin of sworn

First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective

Example Sentences

As it stands, ICE officers outnumber local police officers about two to one, with the Minneapolis and St. Paul police departments having just shy of 1,200 sworn officers between them.

From Salon

In the Torah, Amalek refers to descendants of Esau who are known as the Israelites’ sworn enemy.

From Los Angeles Times

Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president Monday in a ceremony attended by diplomats from Russia, China and Iran.

From Los Angeles Times

He’d just been sworn in as mayor of New York—the first South Asian, the first Muslim and the first African-born person to hold that office.

From The Wall Street Journal

She has reportedly been sworn in as the new dictator and is therefore commander in chief.

From The Wall Street Journal