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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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