forsworn

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Having lied under oath; perjured
Past participle of forswear
of Forswear
Past participle of to forswear
forswear
To renounce or deny something, especially under oath
forswear
To commit perjury
forswear
to renounce upon oath
forswear
{v} to swear falsely, perjure, deny on oath
forswear
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
forswear
{f} swear to give up, renounce; deny under oath, strongly deny; commit perjury, deny falsely under oath
forswear
To deny upon oath
forswear
To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations
forswear
To swear falsely; to commit perjury
forswear
If you forswear something, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it. The party was offered a share of government if it forswore violence. = renounce. to stop doing something or promise that you will stop doing something = renounce
forsworn

    Hyphenation

    for·sworn

    Turkish pronunciation

    fôrswôrn

    Pronunciation

    /ˌfôrˈswôrn/ /ˌfɔːrˈswɔːrn/

    Etymology

    [ for-'swar, fOr-, -'swer ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian, from for- + swerian to swear.
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