"swear out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: swears out [present, singular, third-person], swearing out [participle, present], swore out [past], sworn out [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|swear<,,swore,sworn> out}} 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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-swear_out-en-verb-M3oFP5sn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out)

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          "ref": "1913 December 13, Byron W. Preston, opinion, State v. Roth et al., reprinted in, 1914, Northwestern Reporter, volume 144, pages 342–343 http://google.com/books?id=fik8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA343&dq=swear-out",
          "text": "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."
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        "(transitive) To obtain (a warrant or the like) by swearing to facts."
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