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Collocations for oath - noun

1. formal promise

ADJECTIVE

sacred, solemn
blood
Hippocratic
a doctor's Hippocratic oath
presidential
loyalty (esp. AmE)

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VERB + oath

swear, take
He took an oath of allegiance to his adopted country.
sign
break, violate
keep, uphold

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PREPOSITION

oath of
an oath of allegiance
an oath of loyalty

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2. in a court of law

VERB + oath

administer
Only a judge is allowed to administer the oath.

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PREPOSITION

on oath (esp. BrE), under oath
He swore on oath that he had never seen me before.
Witnesses must testify under oath.

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