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

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

For himself, he could not say that adequate ground had been shown for charging Bolster with swearing falsely.

From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony

"And, I take it, you are acquainted with the serious consequences of swearing falsely?"

From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard

Perjury is of two sorts: it either means swearing falsely or violating a former oath.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul