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Mainsworn

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Forsworn, by making false oath with hand (main) on book. Used

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Perjured in swearing on the book.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Forsworn, by making a false oath with hand (main) on book. Used in the North of England. Brownl. 4; Hob. 125.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Forsworn, by making false oath with hand (main) on book. Used in the north of England. Browni. 4; Hob. 125.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In old English law. Perjured or forsworn, with one's hand upon the book.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

Perjured by oath of hand upon the book.