swearing falsely

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Perjury is of two sorts: it either means swearing falsely or violating a former oath.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul

I want an explanation of your reasons for swearing falsely to my identity.

From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills

Hence it would seem that when a man knows another to be swearing falsely, he is bound to denounce him.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

Any one swearing falsely on the Mias Tighernain was sure to come to grief.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon