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noun
A method for the prevention of calumnious and unnecessary suits, by which both parties at the beginning of a cause swear, either by themselves or their counsel, that the facts set forth by them are true.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Scots law
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