forswearing
forswearing (for-swair-ing), n. 1. The act of repudiating or renouncing under oath. 2. PERJURY. — forswear, vb.
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perjury
perjury (p[schwa]r-j[schwa]r-ee), n. The act or an instance of a person’s deliberately making material false or misleading statements while under oath. — Also termed false swearing; false oath; (archaically) forswearing. [Cases: Perjury 1. C.J.S. Perjury §§ 2–3, 5–8, 21.] — perjure (p[schwa]r-j[schwa]r), vb. — perjured (p[schwa]r-j[schwa]rd), perjurious (p[schwa]r-juur-ee-[schwa]s), adj. — perjuror (p[ schwa]r-j[schwa]r-[schwa]r), n.