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.