OB REVERENTIAM PERSONAE ET METUM PERJURII

ob reverentiam personae et metum perjurii (ob rev-[schwa]-ren-shee-[schwa]m p[schwa]r-soh-nee et mee-t[schwa]m p[schwa]r-juur-ee-I). [Law Latin] Hist. On account of reverence to the person and the fear of perjury. • On this basis, certain witnesses could be excluded or could decline to answer certain questions that might cause them to commit perjury rather than admit to some […]