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false witnesses

false witnesses is the plural of false witness.

Meaning of false witness

Noun

false witness (usually uncountable, plural false witnesses)

  1. (countable, usually) A perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness.
  2. (countable, uncountable, usually) Deceptive public statements.
    • Near-synonyms: slander, calumny, libel, defamation, lying, lie

Questions about false witnesses

What is false witnesses the plural of?
False witnesses is the plural of false witness.

Words near false witnesses in the dictionary

  1. false violin spider
  2. false violin spiders
  3. false widow
  4. false widows
  5. false witness
  6. false witnesses
  7. false works
  8. false-flag
  9. false-flagger
  10. false-flaggers
  11. false-flags

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