- test oath
- An oath required as an assurance of a person's loyalty to the nation and government. 39 Am J1st Oath § 7.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
test oath
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Test — Test, n. [OE. test test, or cupel, potsherd, F. t[^e]t, from L. testum an earthen vessel; akin to testa a piece of burned clay, an earthen pot, a potsherd, perhaps for tersta, and akin to torrere to patch, terra earth (cf. {Thirst}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Test act — Test Test, n. [OE. test test, or cupel, potsherd, F. t[^e]t, from L. testum an earthen vessel; akin to testa a piece of burned clay, an earthen pot, a potsherd, perhaps for tersta, and akin to torrere to patch, terra earth (cf. {Thirst}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
