"false witness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: false witnesses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} false witness (usually uncountable, plural false witnesses)
  1. (countable) A perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness. Tags: countable, usually Synonyms: knight of the post Translations (a perjurer): ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomártus) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), valapatto (Finnish), faux témoin [masculine] (French), ψευδομάρτυρας (psevdomártyras) [masculine] (Greek), ainteastach [masculine] (Irish), świadek fałszywy [masculine] (Polish), лжесвиде́тель (lžesvidételʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-false_witness-en-noun-EpbAc8~Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'a perjurer': 98 2
  2. (uncountable, countable) Deceptive public statements. Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Synonyms: perjury Translations (deceptive public statements): väärä todistus (Finnish), faux témoignage [masculine] (French), ψευδομαρτυρία (psevdomartyría) [feminine] (Greek), świadectwo fałszywe [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-false_witness-en-noun-SuzHf2gm Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'deceptive public statements': 4 96

Inflected forms

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