Oath Decisory
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. An oath which one of the parties defers or refers back to the other for the decision of the cause.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Same as Decisive oath.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civil law. An oath which one of the parties defers or refers back to the other for the decision of the cause.