false oath
Example Sentences
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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 was reserved for my spear, by which he swore his false oath.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall
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
There is another charge: That a false oath was filed on the 24th of May.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green
