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  • verb Past participle of reswear

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Examples

  • He'll be resworn in tomorrow as Pakistan civilian head of state.

    CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2007 2007

  • El-Bashir was then resworn in as president with a pledge to uphold and respect the new charter.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • It is not necessary that any official or clerical assistant of the court be resworn when additional charges are introduced.

    EXECUTIVE ORDER 10214 1951

  • Before reëntering private life, every _Citizen_ was personally interviewed and given the opportunity of being resworn under conditions of permanent membership.

    The Message 1912

  • By its draggling beyond the term of the old Mutiny-bill, they were forced to make out a new warrant: this lost two days, as all the depositions were forced to be read over again to, and resworn by, the witnesses; then there will be a contest, whether Sloper (44) shall re-establish his own credit by pawning it farther.

    The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757

  • White will be resworn into office Jan. 13 alongside incumbent Republican Kellie Hotter, who defeated Peter Tregillus by a margin of 58 percent to 42 percent.

    Durangoherald.com 2008

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