bear false witness
Verb
Meaning
bear false witness (third-person singular simple present bears false witness, present participle bearing false witness, simple past bore false witness, past participle borne false witness)
To give an untrue testimony; to lie despite one's oath e.g. in court.
Synonyms
forswear
mock up
equivocate
overdraw
prevaricate
misspeak
perjure
bs
go back on
dissimulate
misinstruct
go through the motions
Antonyms
Examples
When one sense has been bribed the others readily bear false witness.
And these things are pretty much foundational: thou shall not kill, steal, bear false witness. All these things are embedded into the laws we enjoy in our nation.