oath : Idioms & Phrases
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Book oath
- an oath made on
The Book , or Bible.
Webster 1913
Bribery oath
- an oath taken by a person that he has not been bribed as to voting. Eng.
Webster 1913
Burgess oath
- . See
Burgher , 2.
Webster 1913
Corporal oath
- a solemn oath; so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements.
Webster 1913
Hippocratic oath
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noun an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates
WordNet
- an oath said to have been dictated by Hippocrates to his disciples. Such an oath is still administered to candidates for graduation in medicine.
Webster 1913
lying under oath
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noun criminal offense of making false statements under oath
perjury; bearing false witness.
WordNet
To make oath
(Law) , to swear, as to the truth of something, in a prescribed form of law.
Webster 1913
To take oath
- to swear with solemnity, or in a judicial manner.
Webster 1913
Voluntary affidavit ∨ oath
(Law) , an affidavit or oath made in extrajudicial matter.