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for·swear /fōr-'swar/ vb -swore /-'swōr/, -sworn, /-'swōrn/, -swear·ingvt1: to reject, renounce, or deny under oath2: to renounce earnestlyvi: to swear falsely: commit false swearing
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abandon, abhor, abjure, abnegate, avoid, break off, cast aside, cast away, cast off, decline, deny, desert, disaccustom, discard, disclaim, discontinue, discountenance, disdain, dispense with, divest oneself do without, drop, eschew, forego, forsake, give up, lay aside, leave, let alone, omit, part with, proscribe, quit, refrain from, refuse, reject, relinquish, renounce, repel, repudiate, sacrifice, scorn, shun, spurn, toss aside, waive, withdraw from, yield
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abandon (relinquish), answer (reply), bear false witness, betray (lead astray), cloak, deceive, deny (contradict), disaffirm, disavow, disclaim, disown (deny the validity), eschew, exclude, fabricate (make up), forfeit, forgo, lie (falsify), palter, perjure, prevaricate, quit (discontinue), refuse, reject, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, surrender (give back)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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In criminal law, to make oath to that which the deponent knows to be untrue. This term is wider in its scope than perjury, for the latter, as a technical term, includes the idea of the oath being taken before a competent court or officer and relating to a material issue, which is not implied by the word forswear.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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In criminal law, to make oath to that which the deponent knows to be untrue. This term is wider in its scope than perjury, for the latter, as a technical term, includes the idea of the oath being taken before a competent court or officer and relating to a material issue, which is not implied by the word forswear.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
