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Super Jurare

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Super-jurare, a term anciently used when a criminal endeavoured to excuse himself by his own oath, or the oath of one or two witnesses, and the crime objected against him was so plain and notorious that he was convicted on the oaths of many more witnesses; this was called super-jurare, Jac. Law. Dict.

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