英语词汇“decisory oath”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

decisory oath

Civil Law

noun

An oath given by one party in a lawsuit at the request of the other party, affirming the truth of a fact which the first party relies upon but cannot prove (and which the second party cannot disprove), and which is treated as proving the fact in question; also called decisive oath, proof by oath.

The decisory oath was abolished in Scotland by the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995, and had already disappeared in practice; it is occasionally still used in other Civil law jurisdictions, as in Italy..

Origin

Late 16th century.

单词	decisory oath
释义	decisory oath Civil Law noun An oath given by one party in a lawsuit at the request of the other party, affirming the truth of a fact which the first party relies upon but cannot prove (and which the second party cannot disprove), and which is treated as proving the fact in question; also called decisive oath, proof by oath. The decisory oath was abolished in Scotland by the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995, and had already disappeared in practice; it is occasionally still used in other Civil law jurisdictions, as in Italy.. Origin Late 16th century.
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