BEARING FALSE WITNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bearing false witness mean? 

• BEARING FALSE WITNESS (noun)
  The noun BEARING FALSE WITNESS has 1 sense:

1. criminal offense of making false statements under oath

  Familiarity information: BEARING FALSE WITNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEARING FALSE WITNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Criminal offense of making false statements under oath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bearing false witness; lying under oath; perjury

Hypernyms ("bearing false witness" is a kind of...):

infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; violation (a crime less serious than a felony)