decisory oath
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Decisory oath — According to John Henry Merryman, The Decisory Oath worked in the following way: Party A could put Party B on his oath as to a fact at issue that was within Party B s knowledge. If Party B refused to swear, the fact was taken as conclusively… … Wikipedia
oath — Any form of attestation by which a person signifies that he is bound in conscience to perform an act faithfully and truthfully, e.g. President s oath on entering office, Art. II, Sec. 1, U.S.Const. Vaughn v. State, 146 Tex.Cr.R. 586,177 S.W.2d 59 … Black's law dictionary
oath decisory — (Civil law.) A decisive oath, an oath upon which the cause rested where one of the parties to the action elected to leave the issue to the oath of his adversary … Ballentine's law dictionary
decisive oath — See oath decisory … Ballentine's law dictionary
Legal wager — In the Roman litigation system, while the Legis Actiones procedure was in force, during the early Republic, both parties had to lay down a wager at the preliminary hearing, probably to discourage frivolous litigation. It should be noted that, in… … Wikipedia
