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SERMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oath
1, record 1, English, oath
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oath: an item in the "Documentary Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - oath
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- serment
1, record 1, French, serment
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
serment : objet de la classe «Objets documentaires» de la catégorie «Objets de communication». 2, record 1, French, - serment
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- oath
1, record 2, English, oath
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An affirmation of the truth of a statement that, if made by a person who knows it to be false, may subject him or her to prosecution for perjury or other legal proceeding. 2, record 2, English, - oath
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The form of the oath is immaterial provided that it involves in the mind of the witness the apprehension of punishment by a Supreme Being. 2, record 2, English, - oath
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- serment
1, record 2, French, serment
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode de preuve par lequel la véracité d'un fait tel que présenté par une personne est garantie par l'invocation à la divinité. 2, record 2, French, - serment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
serment : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Programme de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 2, French, - serment
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-07-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- upon the oath
1, record 3, English, upon%20the%20oath
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Phraséologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sur serment
1, record 3, French, sur%20serment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- sous serment 2, record 3, French, sous%20serment
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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