false witness

collocation in English

meaningsoffalseandwitness

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false
adjective
uk
/fɒls/us
/fɑːls/
not real, but made to look or ...
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witness
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪt.nəs/us
/ˈwɪt.nəs/
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or ...
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(Definition offalseandwitnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffalse witness

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I do not believe that either is givingfalsewitness.
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This man has borne palpablefalsewitnessagainst his neighbour.
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I was talking about bearingfalsewitnessagainst your neighbour.
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Is not the equivalent to bearfalsewitnessto lie?
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Thou shalt not bearfalsewitnessagainst thy neighbour.
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That is an open invitation to any fanatical group to bearfalsewitness.
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They use the trick offalsewitness.
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Thou shalt not bearfalsewitnessagainst thy neighbor.
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He has bornefalsewitnessnot only against his neighbour but against his country and his country's friends.
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Does anyone propose that stealing should be left to local option, or bearingfalsewitness, or anything of that description?
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Lawyers are well aware that "thou shalt not bearfalsewitness" is the basis of our legal system.
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All we can do is to proclaim to all the world that our enemies are givingfalsewitnessagainst us.
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The penalty forfalsewitnesswas usually the punishment that would have been awarded the victim if convicted.
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