false swearing

false swearing
false swear·ing n: the making of false statements under oath or affirmation in a setting other than a judicial proceeding; also: the crime of false swearing compare perjury

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

false swearing
index bad faith, dishonesty, perjury, subreption

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


false swearing
n.
When a person swears that something is true and he or she knows that it is not; also called a false oath.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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