False Witness (Noun)
Meaning
A person who deliberately gives false testimony.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The acquitted defendant later discovered the false witness had perjured herself to get revenge on him for an old grudge.
- A false witness testified that she saw the suspect at the crime scene but later admitted it was just an attempt to frame him.
- The whistleblower came forward claiming a false witness was paid off to lie under oath about a high-level government scandal.
- Investigations later revealed the presence of several false witnesses in the infamous trial of 20 years ago.
- Perjury charges were eventually brought against the false witness who had fabricated a particularly incriminating story during the murder trial.