Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In civil law, an oath.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Roman & Old Eng. Law) An oath.
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In canon law the phrase juramentum calumniae is employed to indicate the oath taken by the parties to a litigation, by which they averred that the action was brought and the defence offered in good faith.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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+ (6) The party who of his own accord chose to have his case settled by means of the proof called juramentum litis decisorium (decisive oath).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Sit nunc juramentum inter nos, inter nos et inter to, et percutiamus foedus tecum.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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Inhabita terram hanc, et ero tecum, et benedicam tibi: quia tibi et semini tuo dabo omnes terras istas: et statuam juramentum quod juravi ad Abraham patrem tuum.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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[147] "Dixit per juramentum suum quod ita est terribilis figure et aspectus quod videbatur sibi quod esset figura cujusdam demonis, dicendo gallice _d'un maufé_, et quod quocienscumque videbat ipsum tantus timor eum invadebat, quod vix poterat illud respicere nisi cum maximo timore et tremore."
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Nesta H. Webster 1918
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The juramentum de Immaculata Conceptione and the profession of faith on receiving a degree were dropped in 1782.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The Camerlengo of the Roman Clergy is elected by the canons and parish priests of Rome; he has an honorary place in the great processions, presides over the ecclesiastical conferences of the parochial clergy, acts as arbiter in all questions of precedence, and administers the "oath of free estate" (juramentum de statu libero), obligatory on persons desirous of marrying.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Then follows the "oath of calumny" (juramentum calumniœ), i.e. if demanded by either party.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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To this oath is added another, namely, to tell the truth, and also an oath of malice or fraud (juramentum malitiœ).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Quicunque juramentum praestat eum pondus actionis tam solennis rite secum perpendere oportet, atque juratum de nullo asseverare quod verum esse non habeat sibi persuasissimum.
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