Download or read book Judicial Oaths and Their Effect Upon the Competency of Witnesses (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Raeburn White and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Judicial Oaths and Their Effect Upon the Competency of Witnesses An oath consists of an appeal to a supernatural being to witness the truth of one's words and an imprecation of the vengeance of that being if the swearer commits perjury. Its obligation is derived from a supposition or belief on the part of the witness that, by virtue of having subscribed to the ceremony, some dreadful fate will be inflicted upon him if there 18 any deviation from the truth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.