Latin

Alternative forms

• jūrō

Verb

iūrō ‎(present infinitive iūrāre, perfect active iūrāvī, supine iūrātum); first conjugation

1. I swear on oath; I vow.

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References

• iuro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “iuro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • I swear on my conscience: ex animi mei sententia iuro
    
  • to swear obedience to a law: in legem iurare (Sest. 16. 37)
    
  • (ambiguous) to give the state a constitution: civitati leges, iudicia, iura describere
    
  • (ambiguous) anarchy reigns supreme: omnia divina humanaque iura permiscentur (B. C. 1. 6. 8)
    
  • (ambiguous) to trample all law under foot: omnia iura pervertere