false witness

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Noun

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false witness (usually uncountable, plural false witnesses)

  1. (countable) A perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness.
    Synonym: knight of the post
  2. (uncountable, countable) Deceptive public statements.
    Synonym: perjury
    Near-synonyms: slander, calumny, libel, defamation, lying, lie
    to bear false witnessto perjure oneself

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