false witness
Example Sentences
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Why are they so willing to discard the core principle of not bearing false witness?
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022
“It’s OK to speak the truth. Do not bear false witness, senator,” shouted Mr. Walker, who said the evictions were “written about in the paper.”
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
Under some circumstances, nearly every student facing a false witness confessed.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2019
Why did Wade give false witness and perjure himself on the witness stand?
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2019
Okay, maybe “Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor” is only the eighth commandment, but it’s still pretty darn important.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
