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BEARING FALSE WITNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Criminal offense of making false statements under oath
Synonyms:
bearing false witness; lying under oath; perjury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("bearing false witness" is a kind of...):
infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; violation (a crime less serious than a felony)