Related Clues:

• Solemn appeals
• Four-letter words
• Swearwords
• Oaths
• They're taken on stands
• ''Drat!'' and ''Egad!''
• Inaugurations' recitations
• Allegiance affirmations
• Vows
• I do's
• Solemn vows
• Boy Scouts take them
• Unprintable outbursts
• People raise their hands for them
• They may be taken with a hand in the air