Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forswear
Meaning of Forswear
In criminal law. To swear to a falsehood. This word has not the same meaning as “perjury.” It does not, ex vi termini, signify a false swearing before an officer or court having authority to administer an oath, on an issue. A man may be forsworn by making a false oath before an incompetent tribunal, as well as before a lawful court. Hence, to say that a man is forsworn will or will not be slander, as the circumstances show that the oath was or was not taken before a lawful authority. Heard, Libel & S. §§ 16, 34; Cro. Car. 878; Lutw. 292; 1 RoUe, Abr. 39, pi. 7; Bac. Abr. “Slander” (B 3) ; Cro. Eliz. 609; 1 Johns. (N. Y.) 506; 2 Johns. (N. Y.) 10; 18 Johns. (N. Y.) 48, 80; 12 Mass. 496; 1 Hayw. (N. 0.) 116.
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Synonyms of Forswear
verb
- 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
Forswear in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
To swear falsely.
Note: This legal definition of Forswear in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
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