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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
  3. Title II PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
  4. Chapter 277 INDICTMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
  5. Section 36 Scope of word ''oath''

Section 36

Section 36: Scope of word ''oath''

Section 36. The word ''oath'' as used in an indictment shall include an ''affirmation''.