unter Eid stehen
to be legally bound by an oath, especially in court
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In a sentence
Als Richter steht er stets unter Eid und muss unparteiisch handeln.
How it is used
Means to be legally bound by an oath, especially in court. Formal register. Use when a witness is reminded they must tell the truth. Nuance: describes a legal status, not the act of swearing.
Other verbs that go with Eid
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- einen Eid leistento swear or take an oath, formally promising truth or duty
- einen Eid ablegento take or swear an oath, often in a ceremony
- einen Eid brechento violate or break a solemn promise
- unter Eid aussagento give testimony while under oath, legally binding
Other collocations built on stehen
- vor dem Abschluss stehento be on the verge of completion
- auf der Abschussliste stehento be on the hit list
- im Abseits stehen (auch fig.)to be on the sidelines
- unter Anklage stehento be under indictment
- in Aussicht stehento be in prospect
- zur Auswahl stehento be available for selection
- unter Aufsicht stehento be under supervision
- auf eigenen Beinen stehento be independent/self-sufficient
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