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swear falsely
verb as in perjure
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Dreadful are the denunciations uttered against such as swear falsely.
And how daring on the part of any is it to swear falsely in making a covenant!
Similarly honoring the wise, swearing by God's name, and not to swear falsely—all these lead to a firm belief in God's greatness.
To manswear comes from the Anglo-Saxon mnswerian meaning to swear falsely or to perjure oneself.
They brought Bedawin Arabs to be present at the trial, and hired them to swear falsely.
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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to swear falsely, such as: deceive, delude, equivocate, falsify, forswear, and lie.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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