Corporal oath
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
An oath, the external solemnity of which consists in laying one's hand upon the Gospels while the oath ls 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.
Jackson v. State, 1 Ind. 185; State v. Norris, 9 N. H. 102; Com. v. Jarboe, 89 Ky. 148, A.2 S. W. 138.