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affirmation

Solemn declaration made instead of taking the oath by a person who has no religious belief or objects to taking an oath on religious grounds.

The privilege of affirming was first granted to the Quakers in William III's reign, and gradually extended to other categories of people.



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Chairman, and to its affirmation I pledge my life, my fortune, and my sacred honour, that that wicked and unscrupulous Minority redistricted the cards
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation.
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