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Affeerors

Affeerors [fr. afeurer, or afferer, Fr., to tax, fr. forum, Lat., a market], persons who, in courts-leet, upon oath, settle and moderate the fines and amercements imposed on those who have committed offences arbitrarily punishable, or that

Affirmant

Affirmant, a person who solemnly affirms, instead of taking an oath.

Adjuration

Adjuration, a swearing or binding upon oath.

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Affirm

Affirm, to ratify or confirm a former law or judgment; to make a statement which, though not on oath, carries with it, if false, the penalties of perjury.

Affidiari

Affidiari (seu affidiari ad arma), to be mustered and enrolled for soldiers, upon an oath of fidelity, Cowel's Law Dict.

Affidatio dominorum

Affidatio dominorum, an oath taken by the lords in Parliament, Ibid.

Admiralty

claim. As to warrants for arrest in Admiralty actions, the property is arrested on a warrant supported by affidavit (see R. S. C. Ord. V., rr. 38 and 39). Upon arrest, bail may be accepted for the

Administrator

persons, or to a trust corporation (with or without another administrator). (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 160. The oath to be made by an applicant is so worded as to clear off any person possibly entitled in

Admanuenses

swore by laying their hands on the book, in contrast to clergymen, whose word was reputed as their oath, Du Cange.

Adlegiare

Adlegiare [fr. aleier, Fr.], to purge oneself of a crime by oath, Du Cange.

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