{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-36","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 36","heading":"Scope of word ''oath''","body":"Section 36. The word ''oath'' as used in an indictment shall include an ''affirmation''.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section36","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"1de10eb386932715bae3caba5bfdabfa4e39850d4021d809a6b453ae759c78fb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-35a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}