swear falsely
Example Sentences
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“If you swear falsely to Congress, just like if you swear falsely to a court or in an affidavit, that’s a crime. It’s a felony and it can carry heavy consequences,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2019
Within a month he had persuaded two prominent members of the influential local German community to swear, falsely, that he had resided in the country for five years and to sponsor him for citizenship.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is said in the Law, you shall not swear falsely.
From I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Rosegger, Peter
To manswear comes from the Anglo-Saxon mánswerian meaning to swear falsely or to perjure oneself.
From The Evolution of an English Town by Home, Gordon
Citizens, this devil here forced me to swear falsely against a patriot.
From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy by Moses, Montrose Jonas
