Officio, Ex, Oath
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Officio, Ex, Oath, an oath whereby a person might be obliged to make his answer to any matters alleged against him, and extending originally even to criminal charges. It was derived from the practice of the Ecclesiastical Courts: see 3 Bl. Com. 447.
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