The Judicial Oath
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his oath · oath · sworn statements · the customary oath · the oath · the traditional oath · your oath · your oaths
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On the Choreutes
The solemn oath sworn by jurors, litigants, and the officer administering proceedings, invoked repeatedly as the standard by which truthfulness in the trial is judged.
and you must let that evidence help you to decide which of the two sworn statements made, the prosecution’s or my own, reveals more respect for truth and for the oath by which it was preceded.
many of the spectators here present are perfectly familiar with every one of these facts, the voice of the officer who administered the oath is in their ears, and they are giving my defence their close attention;
On the murder of Herodes
The sworn oath binding jurors to a lawful verdict, and the customary oath required of a prosecutor before bringing a homicide charge, both repeatedly invoked in the closing appeal.
A verdict saving my life will alone enable you to comply with the law and your oath;
Acquit me, then, today and at the trial for murder the prosecution shall take the traditional oath before accusing me:
By allowing the prosecution to bring their charge only after taking the customary oath, and by allowing me to confine my defence to the question before the court.