Corporal Oath
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
An oath, the external solemnity of which consists in laying one’s hand upon the Gospels while the oath is administered to him. More generally, a solemn oath, The terms “corporal oath” and “solemn oath” are, in Indiana, at least, used synonymously; and an oath taken with the uplifted hand may be properly described by either term.
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