bear false witness

English

Etymology

See bear witness and false witness.

Verb

bear false witness (third-person singular simple present bears false witness, present participle bearing false witness, simple past bore false witness, past participle borne false witness)

1. To give an untrue testimony; to lie despite one's oath e.g. in court.

Translations

to give an untrue testimony

• Arabic: شَهِدَ زُورًا (šahida zūran)
• Finnish: antaa väärä todistus
• French: faire un faux témoignage
• Hungarian: hamis tanúvallomást tesz
• Polish: krzywoprzysięgać impf, krzywoprzysięgnąć pf, krzywoprzysiąc pf