"swearing contest" meaning in All languages combined

See swearing contest on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: swearing contests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swearing contest (plural swearing contests)
  1. (law, informal) A trial whose outcome comes down to which of two parties swearing to the truth of opposing accounts is to be believed. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-swearing_contest-en-noun-KyHIR~3E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

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