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
X. Ye shall not swear falsely by my name.
From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster
Nay, dear lord, for I have sworn Not to swear falsely twice.
From Queen Mary and Harold by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron
Wait a little, O 'Hanna," said Abdullah pacifically, "thou wilt learn, in sh' Allah, that he did not swear falsely.
From The Valley of the Kings by Pickthall, Marmaduke William
