Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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suppletory oath

. 1. Civil law. An oath administered to a party, rather than a witness, in a case in which a fact has been proved by only one witness. a In a civil-law case, two witnesses are needed to constitute full proof. See HALF-PROOF. 2. An oath administered to a party to authenticate or support some piece of documentary evidence offered by the party. - Also termed oath suppletory. test oath. See oath of allegiance.