2,674. Oaths of Deposit

Hilchos Shevuos 6:18

Let’s say that someone took an oath of expression about the future and he violated his oath, such as if he took an oath not to eat a loaf of bread and he ate it. If he changes his mind, he can ask a scholar to permit his oath after eating the loaf but before bringing his sacrifice if he ate the loaf inadvertently, or before being lashed if he ate it intentionally. If the scholar permits the oath, the person is then exempted from the penalty of a sacrifice or lashes. Even if they already bound him for lashing, if he asks to have the oath permitted and the request is granted before they start to lash him, he is exempted.

Hilchos Shevuos 7:1

Let’s say that one person files a financial claim against another person for which the second person must pay if he were to admit it. However, the second person denies the claim and takes an oath, or the first person imposes an oath on him and he denies it. If the defendant lies, he’s liable for violating an oath of deposit. This is the case even if he didn’t respond with “amen” because when it comes to an oath of deposit, one is liable regardless of whether he took the oath on his own or whether another person imposed the oath on him and he denied the claim, even if he didn’t respond amen. This is because denying a claim after the plaintiff has imposed an oath is tantamount to responding amen.