Word: oathing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Engineer's Oath...
...attention has been called to an article appearing on p. 19 of the Feb. 13 issue of TIME on the subject of "the lawyer's oath." Much has been said and written regarding the Hippocratic Oath of doctors and lawyers...
...meditations he bethought him of the Hippocratic Oath which doctors swear...
Justice Proskauer sat down and busily drew up a lawyer's oath. He would have every lawyer fortify his oath of admission to the Bar, saying: "I swear I will join with my adversary in waiving a jury trial wherever and whenever it can possibly be done without the sacrifice of a fundamental right. I will join with my adversary in supporting a trial Justice in fair comment upon the evidence and reasonable direction to a jury on the facts. I will join with my adversary in fair concession of undisputed facts...
Hippocrates, "Father of Medicine," lived in the 5th Century B.C. and like Solon the "Law Giver" fixed rules for the conduct of his profession. His Oath, to which Justice Proskauer referred, is (in its Christianized version): "Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for ever and ever...