false oath
Sworn dishonest statement
A false oath is a sworn statement made with intent to deceive—lying under oath.
The term appears in legal and religious contexts where oaths carry binding force.
Swearing a false oath is perjury when done in legal proceedings: He was convicted of swearing a false oath before the grand jury.
In religious traditions, false oaths violate divine commandments against bearing false witness.
- lieDeliberate falsehood
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- sworn testimonyOath-bound legal statement
- court of lawJudicial body for disputes
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
deception · hand on Bible · promise · broken promise · tell the truth · equivocation · prevarication · oathbreaker · falsehood · sacrilege · forswearing · fraud · sin · judge · divine judgment · eternal damnation · fabrication · hypocrisy
- oathsswearing in, solemn vow, pledge of allegiance, so help me God, promise
- haramshirk, polytheism, idolatry, apostasy, gambling
- Treachery SymbolsJudas, Brutus, Judas kiss, kiss of Judas, silver coins
false oathtrue statement
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