false oath

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"So you took a false oath," the judge replied.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2010

Eisler's British lawyer contended that the treaty did not cover Eisler's conviction because in British law a false oath is not perjury unless it is taken in connection with a judicial proceeding.

From Time Magazine Archive

He could lie and take a false oath to deceive his blind father; and by deceit, deprive his brother Esau of his lawful right of inheritance.

From A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion by Offen, Benjamin

Fight Sir Amys could not, with the weight of a false oath on his soul, yet to run away were to confess all, and leave Belisante to bear her father’s anger alone.

From The Red Romance Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

Overt acts: Filing a false oath by everybody June 24, 1879.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green