adjective
- not having taken an oath of office or allegiance
- not given under oath; not testified to formally
Usage: legal
Examples
- The unsworn testimony was not admissible in court.
- He remained an unsworn member of the committee.
- The witness gave an unsworn statement to police.
- Unsworn declarations may be accepted in some civil proceedings.
- The unsworn official had no legal authority to act.
- Her unsworn account of events differed from the official record.