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LYING UNDER OATH

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• LYING UNDER OATH (noun)
The noun LYING UNDER OATH has 1 sense:

1. criminal offense of making false statements under oath

Familiarity information: LYING UNDER OATH used as a noun is very rare.

• LYING UNDER OATH (noun)

Sense 1

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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 ("lying under oath" is a kind of...):

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

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(Arabic proverb)
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(Corsican proverb)

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