unsworn

Examples

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• After all, when a juror introduces new information into the jury room, that juror "in effect" becomes an unsworn witness.

  Academic text (2017)

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's order setting aside the verdict on the ground that the nurses had "become... unsworn witnesses" for the prosecution, leading the jury "beyond the legally admitted evidence." 76

  Academic text (2017)

• The statements denying the affidavit are extremely vague "non-recollections," are unsworn, and in a court of law would count for absolutely nothing.

  Blog text (26)

• Also introduced by Barbara as evidence of Friesen and Wendler's investigation was an unsworn interview that Sader gave to the two lawyers about the alleged skinny dipping incident.

  Academic text (1993)

• I've already shown that the UCMJ considers 'penetration, however slight' to be sexual assault. For an example of case law, Ms. Alkon has provided no probable cause for TSA's unsworn 'officers' to get to that point.

  Blog text (29)

• Isn't it a bit "presumptuous," dare I say "uppity," for the unelected, unsworn, and even more unqualified Todd Palin to sit in on government business with Governor Sarah?

  Blog text (30)

• If the real concern with expert jurors is that they act as unsworn witnesses in violation of constitutional rights of confrontation and due process, it is arbitrary to draw the line such that when otherwise extraneous information walks into the jury room in the mind of a juror, it suddenly ceases to be extraneous.

  Academic text (2017)

• The defendant chose to provide an unsworn statement during the trial to share his side of the story.

• In court, she gave an unsworn statement, explaining what happened that night without being under oath.

Antonyms

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sworn

• Formal

3 4.1

Someone who has made a formal promise, often in court

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