• OATH, n. In law, a solemn appeal to the Deity, made binding upon the conscience by a penalty for perjury.

    Ambrose Bierce: OATH, n. In law, a solemn appeal to the Deity, made binding upon the conscience by a penalty for perjury.
    Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.151, 谷月社