swearing falsely

Example Sentences

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

From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard

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.

Any one swearing falsely on the Mias Tighernain was sure to come to grief.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon

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

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