false witness

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false witness

noun false witnesses

  1. countable, usually A perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness.

    Similar: knight of the post

  2. countable, uncountable, usually Deceptive public statements. Near-synonyms: slander, calumny, libel, defamation, lying, lie

    Similar: perjury, slander, calumny, libel, defamation, lying, lie

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noun a perjurer

Françaisfaux témoin
Ελληνικάψευδομάρτυρας psevdomártyras
Русскийлжесвиде́тель lžesvidételʹ

noun deceptive public statements

Françaisfaux témoignage
Ελληνικάψευδομαρτυρία psevdomartyría

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@misc{false_witness_2026,
  title = {false witness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/false%20witness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}