Commentary for Kiddushin 55:1
שלא ניתנה להתבע בעד אחד מגלגלין ממון שניתן להתבע בעד אחד אינו דין שמגלגלין
though it [the oath] cannot be demanded of her on the evidence of one witness [only];<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At least two witnesses must testify to her closeting herself (v. Sotah 2a) .');"><sup>1</sup></span> then in the case of a monetary claim, where a demand [for an oath] can be made on the evidence of one witness,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If A claims money from B and produces one witness to support his claim, B must swear that it is false; Sheb. 40a.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
To make the woman drink the Sotah waters and take the oath, two witnesses are needed. But a claimant needs only one witness to make someone take an oath that they do not owe money. So if an oath extension works in the case where it is harder in general to impose an oath, all the more so it works in the case where it is easier to impose an oath.
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