false witness

English

Noun

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 witness ― to perjure oneself

Translations

a perjurer

• Finnish: valapatto (fi)
• French: faux témoin (fr) m
• Greek: ψευδομάρτυρας (el) m (psevdomártyras)

  Ancient Greek: ψευδομάρτυς m (pseudomártus)

• Irish: ainteastach m
• Polish: świadek fałszywy m
• Russian: лжесвиде́тель (ru) m (lžesvidételʹ)

deceptive public statements

• Finnish: väärä todistus
• French: faux témoignage (fr) m
• Greek: ψευδομαρτυρία (el) f (psevdomartyría)
• Polish: świadectwo fałszywe n