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2. Pauper's oath - Wikipedia

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   A pauper's oath is a sworn statement or oath by a person of being completely destitute or a pauper, without much money or property.. A person without the ability to pay court costs, also known as "being indigent", has the option to swear a pauper's oath to file a lawsuit without paying filing fees.

3. Affidavit - Wikipedia

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   An affidavit is typically defined as a written declaration or statement that is sworn or affirmed before a person who has authority to administer an oath. There is no general defined form for an affidavit, although for some proceedings an affidavit must satisfy legal or statutory requirements in order to be considered. [1] An affidavit may include,

4. Statutory declaration - Wikipedia

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   They have the same effect in law as a sworn statement or affidavit. In federal proceedings, the form is governed by the Canada Evidence Act. [2] Similar provision is made by the various provinces for use in proceedings within their respective jurisdictions. [3] A person who makes a false declaration can be charged with perjury under the ...

5. Sworn declaration - Wikipedia

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   Where allowed, such an endorsement gives the document the same weight as an affidavit, per 28 U.S.C. § 1746 [2] The document is called a sworn declaration or sworn statement instead of an affidavit, and the maker is called a "declarant" rather than an "affiant", but other than this difference in terminology, the two are treated identically by ...

6. Sworn testimony - Wikipedia

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   Sworn testimony is evidence given by a witness who has made a commitment to tell the truth. If the witness is later found to have lied whilst bound by the commitment, they can often be charged with the crime of perjury. The types of commitment can include oaths, affirmations and promises which are explained in more detail below.

7. Burying in Woollen Acts - Wikipedia

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   The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 were acts of the Parliament of England (citation 18 & 19 Cha. 2.c. 4 (1666), [1] [2] 30 Cha. 2.c. 3 (1678) [3] and 32 Cha. 2.c. 1 (1680) [4]) which required the dead, except plague victims and the destitute, to be buried in pure English woollen shrouds to the exclusion of any foreign textiles.