| 单词 | hard swearing |
| 释义 | > as lemmashard swearing hard swearing n. Law (now historical) persistent swearing (as a witness) to the truth of a particular statement, regardless of strong claims or evidence as to its falsity; (hence euphemistic) perjury; cf. false swearing at swearing n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > perjury forswornnessc1000 manathOE false swearingc1200 misswarec1225 forswearing1340 perjurea1393 perjurya1393 manswearingc1400 manswornc1400 perjurementc1450 misswearing1496 perjuration1570 pejeration1650 hard swearing1731 rapping1743 1731 ‘W. Egerton’ Faithful Mem. Mrs. Anne Oldfield 132 Though we..made our Case good by the Depositions of Persons whose Characters and Reputations are unquestionable, they have not stuck to overthrow, if hard Swearing may do it, every Point that should be essential to us. 1837 J. Mudie Felony New S. Wales xiv. 249 Where hard swearing is required, it is not difficult in such a place as New South Wales, to find men who will swear to any thing. 1895 Irish Law Times 3 Aug. 378/1 Of course there is much hard swearing which is not perjury. Memory is a treacherous faculty. 2012 M. Roberts Secret Hist. 131 The trials were thus a matter of hard swearing by both sides. < as lemmas |
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