false witness

English

Noun

false witness (usually uncountable, plural false witnesses)

(countable) A perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness.
Synonym: knight of the post
(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

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