swearing falsely
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Hence it would seem that when a man knows another to be swearing falsely, he is bound to denounce him.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
The men could be punished for perjury in swearing falsely in their answers.
From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by Burns, W. F.
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander
Yet the curse is on him For swearing falsely by those blessed bones; He did not mean to keep his vow.
From Queen Mary and Harold by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron
For himself, he could not say that adequate ground had been shown for charging Bolster with swearing falsely.
From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony
