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Oath Ex Officio

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

The oath by which a clergyman charged -with a criminal offense was formerly allowed to swear himself to be innocent; also the oath by which the compurgators swore that they believed in his innocence. 3 Bl. Comm. 101, 447; Mozley & W.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An oath whereby an ecclesiastical officer could purge himself of crime. See 3 Bl. Comm. 101.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The oath by which a clergyman charged with a criminal offence was formerly allowed to swear himself to he innocent; also the oath by which the compurgators swore that they believed

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The oath by which a clergyman charged with a criminal offense was formerly allowed to swear himself to be innocent; also the oath by which the compurgators swore that they believed in his innocence. 3 Bl. Comm. 101, 447; Mozley & Whitley.

Defined under Oath in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The oath by which a clergyman charged with a criminal offense was formerly allowed to swear himself to be innocent; also the oath by which the compurgators swore that they believed in his innocence. 3 Bl. Comm. 101, 447; Mozley & Whitley.