| 单词 | personal oath |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspersonal oath personal oath n. †(a) = corporal oath at corporal adj. 5a (obsolete); †(b) an oath of allegiance made to, or in the name of, a particular person, esp. a monarch (obsolete); (c) an oath made or signed by a particular person. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > solemn > ratified by touching a sacred object bodily oath1488 corporal oath1534 personal oath1587 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1/1 He tooke his personall oth before the altar of S. Peter at Westmister, to defend the holie church, and rulers of the same. 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man iv The remainder of the oath [sc. ‘the nation, the law, and the king’] is improper, on the ground, that all personal oaths should be abolished. 1866 Times 16 Apr. 6/6 This important act of homage might be performed by merely taking a personal oath of allegiance. 1900 Amer. Hist. Rev. 5 451 The lords in parliament..were asked to take a personal oath to support the statute. 2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 July 33 A controversial rule requiring CEOs to sign a personal oath that their books aren't cooked and that they'll accept personal liability. < as lemmas |
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