Jurare
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To swear; to take an oath. JURARE EST DEUM IN TESTEM VOcare, et est actus divinj cultus. To swear is to call God to witness, and is an act of religion. 8 Inst. 165. See 3 Bouv. Inst. 3180, note; 1 Benth. Jud. Ev. 376, 371, note.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To swear; to take an oath. Jurare est Deum in testem vocare, et est actus divini cultus. 3 Inst. 165. To swear is to call God to witness, and is an act of religion.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. To swear, make oath. Jurat (he s-wears): the memorandum at the foot of an affidavit showing when, where, and before whom it was sworn.