- swearing witness
- Putting a witness under oath. 58 Am J1st Witn § 549.
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WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
swearing match — A case that turns on the word of one witness versus another. The outcome of a swearing match usually depends on whom the jury finds most trustworthy. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill,… … Law dictionary
swearing in — n. The act of administering an oath to a witness at a trial, to a public official, or to a person undergoing some other formal proceeding. adj. sworn The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
swearing in — The administration of an oath as to a trial witness or to a public official or one about to become a public official, as in the case of a person who becomes a judge. See oath … Black's law dictionary
Profane Swearing Act 1694 — The Profane Swearing Act 1694 (6 7 Will. Mar., c.11) was an Act of the Parliament of England in effect from 24 June 1695 and repealed in 1746. It established a system of fines payable for suppressing prophane Cursing and Swearing .The preamble… … Wikipedia
hard swearing — noun 1. Persistent and reckless swearing (by a witness) 2. (often) perjury • • • Main Entry: ↑hard … Useful english dictionary
bear false witness — I verb abrogate, affirm the contrary, apostatize, be deceitful, be devoid of truth, be dishonest, be erroneous, be faithless, be fallacious, be false, be forsworn, be fraudulent, be insincere, be mendacious, be perfidious, be perjured, be… … Law dictionary
falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus — /folsas in yiiwnow, folsas in omnabas/ False in one thing, false in everything. Dawson v. Bertolini, 70 R.I. 325, 38 A.2d 765, 768. The doctrine means that if testimony of a witness on a material issue is willfully false and given with an… … Black's law dictionary
falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus — /folsas in yiiwnow, folsas in omnabas/ False in one thing, false in everything. Dawson v. Bertolini, 70 R.I. 325, 38 A.2d 765, 768. The doctrine means that if testimony of a witness on a material issue is willfully false and given with an… … Black's law dictionary
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