swear falsely
Example Sentences
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“If you swear falsely to Congress, just like if you swear falsely to a court or in an affidavit, that’s a crime. It’s a felony and it can carry heavy consequences,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2019
Within a month he had persuaded two prominent members of the influential local German community to swear, falsely, that he had resided in the country for five years and to sponsor him for citizenship.
From Time Magazine Archive
To manswear comes from the Anglo-Saxon mánswerian meaning to swear falsely or to perjure oneself.
From The Evolution of an English Town by Home, Gordon
Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'
From The Gospels in Four Part Harmony by Clontz, J.
They did not think it wrong to swear falsely in a good cause.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
