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CORPORAL OATH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Law of Evidence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- corporal oath
1, record 1, English, corporal%20oath
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- solemn oath 2, record 1, English, solemn%20oath
correct
- bodily oath 3, record 1, English, bodily%20oath
correct
- corporale sacramentum 2, record 1, English, corporale%20sacramentum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oath solemnized by actually touching a sacred object (as the Bible). 4, record 1, English, - corporal%20oath
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Droit de la preuve
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- serment tactile
1, record 1, French, serment%20tactile
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- corporal oath
1, record 2, English, corporal%20oath
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It [the oath] is called a corporal oath where a witness, when he swears, places his right hand on the Holy Evangelists.(Jowitt's, p. 1268) 1, record 2, English, - corporal%20oath
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- serment corporel
1, record 2, French, serment%20corporel
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- serment sur l'Évangile 1, record 2, French, serment%20sur%20l%27%C3%89vangile
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
serment corporel; serment sur l'Évangile : termes traités dans le Vocabulaire bilingue de la Common Law - Droit de la preuve, mais non normalisés. 2, record 2, French, - serment%20corporel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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