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Oath Decisory in United States Oath Decisory Definition In civil law. An oath which one of the parties defers or refers back to the other for the decision of the cause. Oath Decisory in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Oath Decisory, Oath Decisory in the World Legal […]

Oath Ex Officio in United States Oath Ex Officio Definition The oath by which a clergyman charged -with a criminal offense was formerly allowed to swear himself to be innocent; also the oath by which the compurgators swore that they believed in his innocence. 3 Bl. Comm. 101, 447; Mozley & W. […]

Oath In Litem in United States Oath In Litem Definition An oath which, in the civil law, was deferred to the complainant as to the value of the thing in dispute, on failure of other proof, particularly when there was a fraud on the part of the defendant, and he suppressed proof in his […]

Oath Of Calumny in United States Oath Of Calumny Definition In civil law. An oath which a plaintiff was obliged to take that he was not actuated by a spirit of chicanery in commencing his action, but that he had bona fide a good cause of action. Poth. ad Pand. lib. 5, tits. 16, 17,…

Oath Purgatory in United States Oath Purgatory Definition An oath by which one destroys the presumptions which were against him, for he is then said to purge himself when he removes the suspicions which were against him; as, when a man is in contempt for not attending court as a witness, he […]

Oath Rite in United States Oath Rite Definition The form used at the taking of an oath. Oath Rite in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Oath Rite, Oath Rite in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Oath Rite, Oath Rite in the European Legal Encyclopedia., Oath Rite, Oath Rite in the […]

Oath Suppletory in United States Oath Suppletory Definition In civil and ecclesiastical law. An oath required by the judge from either party in a cause, upon ‘ half proof already made, which, being joined to half proof, supplies the evidence required to enable the judge to pass upon the […]

Oathworthy in United States Oathworthy Definition Worthy of making an oath; credible. Oathworthy in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Oathworthy, Oathworthy in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Oathworthy, Oathworthy in the European Legal Encyclopedia., Oathworthy, Oathworthy in […]