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Exhibit

and shown to me marked A,' or as the case may be. The fee of the Commissioner for Oaths in respect of each exhibit is one shilling. See R.S.C., Ord. XXXVIII., rr. 23 and 24. A document,

Extent

c. 86, s. 8). It directs the sheriff to take an inquisition or inquest of office, on the oaths of lawful men, to ascertain the lands, etc., of the debtor, and seize the same into the King's

Fealty

Fealty [fr. fidelitas, Lat.; feaulte, Fr.], the special oath of fidelity or mutual bond of obligation between a lord and his tenant; the general oath being the

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Perjury

Punjab, (2005) 5 SCC 668. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Ch 26] The offence committed when a lawful oath or affirmation (see OATHS and AFFIRATION) is administered and the witness swears or affirms falsely in a matter

Deponent

Deponent [fr. depono, Lat., to lay down], a person who makes an affidavit; a witness; one who gives his testimony in a Court of justice. The person who made an affidavit

declaration

: the first pleading in a common-law action compare complaint, indictment b : a statement usually not under oath made by a party to a legal transaction [the attorney must later sign an affidavit or stating that

Commissioners for Oaths

Commissioners for Oaths. Masters extraordinary in Chancery acted in very early times as commissioners to administer oaths to persons making affidavits

aos

aos Affidavit of Support, Form I-864. A document promising that the person who completes it will support an applicant financially

Roman Catholics

from members of either House by 30 Car. 2, s. 2, and disfranchisement by the requirements of the Oath of Supremacy by 7 & 8 Wm. 3, c. 27, s. 19; while 7 & 8 Wm. 3,

Jus jurandi forma verbis differt, re convenit; hunc enim sensum habere debet, ut Deus invocetur

enim sensum habere debet, ut Deus invocetur. Grotius, 1. 2, c. xiii. s. 10.-(The form of taking an oath differs in language, agrees in meaning; for it ought to have this sense, that the Deity is invoked.)

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