Commentary for Bava Kamma 211:4

גופא אמר רב הונא אמר רב מנה לי בידך והלה אומר אין לך בידי כלום ונשבע ובאו עדים פטור שנאמר ולקח בעליו ולא ישלם כיון שקבלו בעלים שבועה שוב אין משלמין ממון

and confirmed it by an oath<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even though in the days of Rab an oath in such circumstances was by no means obligatory; v. also Tur. H.M. 87-8. ');">⁷</span> and then witnesses came forward [and proved the defendant to have perjured himself] he would be exempt<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From having to pay the maneh, for the oath he took with the consent of the plaintiff had the effect of preventing any possible revival of the claim; the meaning that an oath transfers possession would therefore be that it conclusively bars any further action in the matter. ');">⁸</span>

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