false witness

English

Noun

false witness (usually uncountable, plural false witnesses)

(countable) A perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness.
to bear false witness ― to perjure oneself
(uncountable, countable) Deceptive public statements.

Synonyms

(a perjurer): knight of the post

Hyponyms

(deceptive public statements): slander, perjury, calumny, libel, defamation, lying, lie

Translations

a perjurer

French: faux témoin (fr) m
Greek:
Ancient Greek: ψευδομάρτυς m (pseudomártus)
Irish: ainteastach m
Russian: лжесвиде́тель (ru) m (lžesvidételʹ)

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