swearing falsely

Example Sentences

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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

I want an explanation of your reasons for swearing falsely to my identity.

From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills

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.

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

From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard

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