false witnesses
Courtroom truth-benders
False witnesses are people who give untrue testimony, especially in legal or formal settings.
The term carries biblical weight from the commandment against bearing false witness—lying about someone to cause them harm.
The prosecution's case collapsed when their false witnesses recanted.
False witness (singular) can mean either the person or the act of lying itself.
- subornationInducing another to commit perjury
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- sworn testimonyOath-bound legal statement
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- oath-breakingViolating a sworn promise
telling lies · lying · oath · court of law · trial by jury · lie · deceit · evidences · Sanhedrin · mistruth · mendacity · testimonies · misrepresentation · fabrication · ethical breaches · judicial misconduct · kangaroo court · lying under oath
- Passioncrown of thorns, Good Friday, Gethsemane, scourging, nails
- Passion narrativeJesus, Jesus Christ, Pilate, Pontius Pilate, Barabbas