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I___________ of ___________ do solemnly swear that I will maintain allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines; I will support its

Constitution and obey laws as well as the legal orders of the duly constituted authorities therein; I will do no falsehood, nor consent to the doing of any court; I will not wittingly nor willingly promote or sue any groundless, false or unlawful suit, or give aid nor consent to the same; I will delay no man for money or malice, and will conduct myself as a lawyer according to the best of my knowledge and discretion with all good fidelity as well to the courts as to my clients; and I impose upon myself this voluntary obligation without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. o help me !od.

1) solemnly " #eeply earnest, serious, and sober. 2) wear " make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or
affirming that something is the case. 3) $aintain " cause or enable %a condition or situation& to continue. '& (llegiance " loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause )& upport " give assistance to *& +bey " submit to the authority of %someone& or comply with %a law&. ,& -aws " the system of rules which a particular country or community recogni.es as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties. /& -egal order " Direction of a court or judge normally made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment, which determines some point or directs some step in the proceedings. 0& #uly constituted authorities " 12hose powers which the constitution of each people has established to govern them, to cause their rights to be respected, and to maintain those of each of its members. 34& 5alsehood " the state of being untrue. 33& Consent " permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. 36& 7ittingly " with full awareness of what one is doing 13) 7illingly " readily; of one8s own free will. 3'& Promote " support or actively encourage %a cause, venture, etc.&; further the progress of. 3)& ue " institute legal proceedings against %a person or institution&, typically for redress. 3*& !roundless " not based on any good reason. 3,& 5alse " not according with truth or fact; incorrect. 3/& 9nlawful " not conforming to, permitted by, or recogni.ed by law or rules. 30& uit " legal action, lawsuit, suit at law, case, court case, action, cause, legal proceeding:process, proceedings, ;udicial proceedings, litigation 64& (id " help or support %someone or something& in the achievement of something. 63& #elay " postpone, put off, defer, hold over, shelve, suspend 66& $oney " a current medium of e<change in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively. 6=& $alice " the desire to harm someone; ill will. 6'& Conduct " the manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation. 6)& >nowledge "facts, information, and skills ac?uired through e<perience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a sub;ect. 6*& #iscretion " the ?uality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information. 2he freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation. 6,& !ood fidelity " faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support. 6/& Client " a person or organi.ation using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company. 60& Impose " re?uire %a duty, charge, or penalty& to be undertaken =4& @oluntary " done, given, or acting of one8s own free will. =3& +bligation " an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment. =6& $ental reservation " an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly ==& Purpose " the reason for which something is done or created or for which something e<ists. ='& Avasion " %nonperformance of something distasteful %as by deceit or trickery& that you are supposed to do; Bhis evasion of his clear duty was reprehensibleB; Bthat escape from the conse?uences is possible but unattractiveB&; the act of

physically escaping from something %an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation& by some adroit maneuver

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