plural of oath of calumny

(medicine) An oath sworn by newly-qualified physicians that they will observe the medical ethics that derived from Hippocrates

A type of euphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression; polite expletive.

(Germanic paganism) A ring (particularly an arm ring) on which oaths are sworn.

(historical) An oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite Pretender.

Alternative form of Oath of Abjuration

(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Most certainly; you bet; used to intensify an affirmative response.

plural of oath-ring

(Scotland, law, historical) 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.

an oath taken before officially taking office